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#AEE86C

#aee86c ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aee86c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 90.98% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 88.06°, with 72.94% saturation and 66.67% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #aee86c
  2. #a66ce8

Split complementary

  1. #aee86c
  2. #6c70e8
  3. #e46ce8

Analogous

  1. #e8e46c
  2. #aee86c
  3. #70e86c

Triadic

  1. #aee86c
  2. #6caee8
  3. #e86cae

Tetradic

  1. #aee86c
  2. #6ce8a6
  3. #a66ce8
  4. #e86cae

Square

  1. #aee86c
  2. #6ce8e4
  3. #a66ce8
  4. #e86c70

Monochromatic

  1. #62a219
  2. #8ade2a
  3. #aee86c
  4. #d2f2ae
  5. #f5fced

Shades

#aee86c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee86c
  2. #9dd161
  3. #8bba56
  4. #7aa24c
  5. #688b41
  6. #577436
  7. #465d2b
  8. #344620
  9. #232e16
  10. #11170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee86c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee86c
  2. #b6ea7b
  3. #beed89
  4. #c6ef98
  5. #cef1a7
  6. #d7f4b6
  7. #dff6c4
  8. #e7f8d3
  9. #effae2
  10. #f7fdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee86c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee86c
  2. #a9de6e
  3. #a5d370
  4. #a0c972
  5. #9cbe74
  6. #97b476
  7. #92aa78
  8. #8e9f7a
  9. #89957c
  10. #858a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8deb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1da60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d574 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dfcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadf65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4dd71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e3ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee86c {
  color: #aee86c;
}
Background
.bg-aee86c {
  background-color: #aee86c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee86c {
  border: 2px solid #aee86c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee86c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 232 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 73% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee86c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee86c, #70e86c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee86c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 232 108 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.88 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.97 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.50 #511793 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee86c  rgb(174, 232, 108)  hsl(88, 73%, 67%)  Inchworm
#a66ce8  rgb(166, 108, 232)  hsl(268, 73%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#6caee8  rgb(108, 174, 232)  hsl(208, 73%, 67%)  Iceberg
#e86cae  rgb(232, 108, 174)  hsl(328, 73%, 67%)  Thulian Pink