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#AEE515

#aee515 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aee515 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, 89.8% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.83% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 75.87°, with 83.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6509

Complementary

  1. #aee515
  2. #4c15e5

Split complementary

  1. #aee515
  2. #1546e5
  3. #b415e5

Analogous

  1. #e5b415
  2. #aee515
  3. #46e515

Triadic

  1. #aee515
  2. #15aee5
  3. #e515ae

Tetradic

  1. #aee515
  2. #15e54c
  3. #4c15e5
  4. #e515ae

Square

  1. #aee515
  2. #15e5b4
  3. #4c15e5
  4. #e51546

Monochromatic

  1. #445908
  2. #799f0f
  3. #aee515
  4. #c7f057
  5. #def69d

Shades

#aee515 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee515
  2. #9dce13
  3. #8bb711
  4. #7aa00f
  5. #68890d
  6. #57730b
  7. #465c08
  8. #344506
  9. #232e04
  10. #111702
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee515 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee515
  2. #b6e82c
  3. #beea44
  4. #c6ed5b
  5. #ceef73
  6. #d7f28a
  7. #dff5a1
  8. #e7f7b9
  9. #effad0
  10. #f7fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee515 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee515
  2. #a9db20
  3. #a5d12a
  4. #a0c735
  5. #9cbd40
  6. #97b34b
  7. #92a855
  8. #8e9e60
  9. #89946b
  10. #858a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5daa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5da2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3de9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee515 {
  color: #aee515;
}
Background
.bg-aee515 {
  background-color: #aee515;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee515 {
  border: 2px solid #aee515;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee515;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 229 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee515 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee515, #46e515);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee515 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 229 21 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.93 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #511aea Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee515  rgb(174, 229, 21)  hsl(76, 83%, 49%)  Inchworm
#4c15e5  rgb(76, 21, 229)  hsl(256, 83%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#15aee5  rgb(21, 174, 229)  hsl(196, 83%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e515ae  rgb(229, 21, 174)  hsl(316, 83%, 49%)  Shocking Pink