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#AEE309

#aee309 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aee309 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 89.02% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.04% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 74.59°, with 92.37% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6396

Complementary

  1. #aee309
  2. #3e09e3

Split complementary

  1. #aee309
  2. #0941e3
  3. #ab09e3

Analogous

  1. #e3ab09
  2. #aee309
  3. #41e309

Triadic

  1. #aee309
  2. #09aee3
  3. #e309ae

Tetradic

  1. #aee309
  2. #09e33e
  3. #3e09e3
  4. #e309ae

Square

  1. #aee309
  2. #09e3ab
  3. #3e09e3
  4. #e30941

Monochromatic

  1. #3d5003
  2. #769906
  3. #aee309
  4. #cbf741
  5. #dffa8b

Shades

#aee309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee309
  2. #9dcc08
  3. #8bb607
  4. #7a9f06
  5. #688805
  6. #577205
  7. #465b04
  8. #344403
  9. #232d02
  10. #111701
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee309
  2. #b6e622
  3. #bee93a
  4. #c6eb53
  5. #ceee6b
  6. #d7f184
  7. #dff49d
  8. #e7f7b5
  9. #eff9ce
  10. #f7fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee309
  2. #a9d915
  3. #a5cf21
  4. #a0c52d
  5. #9cbb39
  6. #97b245
  7. #92a850
  8. #8e9e5c
  9. #899468
  10. #858a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7d7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9da00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d826 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3dc9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee309 {
  color: #aee309;
}
Background
.bg-aee309 {
  background-color: #aee309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee309 {
  border: 2px solid #aee309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 227 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee309, #41e309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 227 9 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.74 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.14 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.22 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.47 #511cf6 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee309  rgb(174, 227, 9)  hsl(75, 92%, 46%)  Inchworm
#3e09e3  rgb(62, 9, 227)  hsl(255, 92%, 46%)  Blue
#09aee3  rgb(9, 174, 227)  hsl(195, 92%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e309ae  rgb(227, 9, 174)  hsl(315, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink