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#AEE042

#aee042 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aee042 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 87.84% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 78.99°, with 71.82% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.627

Complementary

  1. #aee042
  2. #7442e0

Split complementary

  1. #aee042
  2. #425fe0
  3. #c342e0

Analogous

  1. #e0c342
  2. #aee042
  3. #5fe042

Triadic

  1. #aee042
  2. #42aee0
  3. #e042ae

Tetradic

  1. #aee042
  2. #42e074
  3. #7442e0
  4. #e042ae

Square

  1. #aee042
  2. #42e0c3
  3. #7442e0
  4. #e0425f

Monochromatic

  1. #577613
  2. #87b71e
  3. #aee042
  4. #caeb84
  5. #e6f6c5

Shades

#aee042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee042
  2. #9dca3b
  3. #8bb335
  4. #7a9d2e
  5. #688628
  6. #577021
  7. #465a1a
  8. #344314
  9. #232d0d
  10. #111607
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee042
  2. #b6e355
  3. #bee668
  4. #c6e97b
  5. #ceec8e
  6. #d7f0a1
  7. #dff3b3
  8. #e7f6c6
  9. #eff9d9
  10. #f7fcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee042
  2. #a9d648
  3. #a5cd4e
  4. #a0c355
  5. #9cba5b
  6. #97b061
  7. #92a667
  8. #8e9d6d
  9. #899374
  10. #858a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d6a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd126 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5d5c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d733 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d64b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3da9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee042 {
  color: #aee042;
}
Background
.bg-aee042 {
  background-color: #aee042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee042 {
  border: 2px solid #aee042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 224 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee042, #5fe042);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 224 66 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.70 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.11 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.12 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.31 #511fbd Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee042  rgb(174, 224, 66)  hsl(79, 72%, 57%)  Inchworm
#7442e0  rgb(116, 66, 224)  hsl(259, 72%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#42aee0  rgb(66, 174, 224)  hsl(199, 72%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e042ae  rgb(224, 66, 174)  hsl(319, 72%, 57%)  Shocking Pink