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#AEE40E

#aee40e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aee40e 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, 89.41% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.86% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 75.14°, with 88.43% saturation and 47.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6452

Complementary

  1. #aee40e
  2. #440ee4

Split complementary

  1. #aee40e
  2. #0e43e4
  3. #af0ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4af0e
  2. #aee40e
  3. #43e40e

Triadic

  1. #aee40e
  2. #0eaee4
  3. #e40eae

Tetradic

  1. #aee40e
  2. #0ee444
  3. #440ee4
  4. #e40eae

Square

  1. #aee40e
  2. #0ee4af
  3. #440ee4
  4. #e40e43

Monochromatic

  1. #405405
  2. #779c0a
  3. #aee40e
  4. #c9f44b
  5. #dff893

Shades

#aee40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee40e
  2. #9dcd0d
  3. #8bb60b
  4. #7aa00a
  5. #688908
  6. #577207
  7. #465b06
  8. #344404
  9. #232e03
  10. #111701
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee40e
  2. #b6e726
  3. #bee93e
  4. #c6ec56
  5. #ceef6e
  6. #d7f287
  7. #dff49f
  8. #e7f7b7
  9. #effacf
  10. #f7fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee40e
  2. #a9da19
  3. #a5d025
  4. #a0c630
  5. #9cbc3c
  6. #97b247
  7. #92a852
  8. #8e9e5e
  9. #899469
  10. #858a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7d8c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5d928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee40e {
  color: #aee40e;
}
Background
.bg-aee40e {
  background-color: #aee40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee40e {
  border: 2px solid #aee40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 228 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee40e, #43e40e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 228 14 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.79 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.26 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.32 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.33 #511bf1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee40e  rgb(174, 228, 14)  hsl(75, 88%, 47%)  Inchworm
#440ee4  rgb(68, 14, 228)  hsl(255, 88%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#0eaee4  rgb(14, 174, 228)  hsl(195, 88%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e40eae  rgb(228, 14, 174)  hsl(315, 88%, 47%)  Shocking Pink