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#AEE41B

#aee41b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aee41b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 76.12°, with 78.82% saturation and 50% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.6456

Complementary

  1. #aee41b
  2. #511be4

Split complementary

  1. #aee41b
  2. #1b4ae4
  3. #b51be4

Analogous

  1. #e4b51b
  2. #aee41b
  3. #4ae41b

Triadic

  1. #aee41b
  2. #1baee4
  3. #e41bae

Tetradic

  1. #aee41b
  2. #1be451
  3. #511be4
  4. #e41bae

Square

  1. #aee41b
  2. #1be4b5
  3. #511be4
  4. #e41b4a

Monochromatic

  1. #465b0b
  2. #7aa013
  3. #aee41b
  4. #c6ec5f
  5. #dff4a4

Shades

#aee41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee41b
  2. #9dcd18
  3. #8bb616
  4. #7aa013
  5. #688910
  6. #57720e
  7. #465b0b
  8. #344408
  9. #232e05
  10. #111703
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee41b
  2. #b6e732
  3. #bee949
  4. #c6ec5f
  5. #ceef76
  6. #d7f28d
  7. #dff4a4
  8. #e7f7bb
  9. #effad1
  10. #f7fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee41b
  2. #a9da25
  3. #a5d02f
  4. #a0c639
  5. #9cbc43
  6. #97b24e
  7. #92a858
  8. #8e9e62
  9. #89946c
  10. #858a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5daa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d92e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee41b {
  color: #aee41b;
}
Background
.bg-aee41b {
  background-color: #aee41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee41b {
  border: 2px solid #aee41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 228 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee41b, #4ae41b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 228 27 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.54 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.63 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.13 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.37 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.45 #511be4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee41b  rgb(174, 228, 27)  hsl(76, 79%, 50%)  Inchworm
#511be4  rgb(81, 27, 228)  hsl(256, 79%, 50%)  Han Purple
#1baee4  rgb(27, 174, 228)  hsl(196, 79%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e41bae  rgb(228, 27, 174)  hsl(316, 79%, 50%)  Shocking Pink