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#AEEC01

#aeec01 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aeec01 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, 92.55% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.58% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 75.83°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% 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 14.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6899

Complementary

  1. #aeec01
  2. #3f01ec

Split complementary

  1. #aeec01
  2. #0138ec
  3. #b501ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb501
  2. #aeec01
  3. #38ec01

Triadic

  1. #aeec01
  2. #01aeec
  3. #ec01ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeec01
  2. #01ec3f
  3. #3f01ec
  4. #ec01ae

Square

  1. #aeec01
  2. #01ecb5
  3. #3f01ec
  4. #ec0138

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5400
  2. #76a001
  3. #aeec01
  4. #cbfe3b
  5. #dffe88

Shades

#aeec01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeec01
  2. #9dd401
  3. #8bbd01
  4. #7aa501
  5. #688e01
  6. #577601
  7. #465e00
  8. #344700
  9. #232f00
  10. #111800
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeec01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeec01
  2. #b6ee1a
  3. #bef034
  4. #c6f24d
  5. #cef467
  6. #d7f680
  7. #dff799
  8. #e7f9b3
  9. #effbcc
  10. #f7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeec01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeec01
  2. #a9e10e
  3. #a5d61a
  4. #a0cc27
  5. #9cc134
  6. #97b641
  7. #92ab4d
  8. #8ea05a
  9. #899667
  10. #858b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d732 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3e5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeec01 {
  color: #aeec01;
}
Background
.bg-aeec01 {
  background-color: #aeec01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeec01 {
  border: 2px solid #aeec01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeec01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 236 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeec01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeec01, #38ec01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeec01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 236 1 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.49 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.18 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.22 #5113fe Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aeec01  rgb(174, 236, 1)  hsl(76, 99%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#3f01ec  rgb(63, 1, 236)  hsl(256, 99%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#01aeec  rgb(1, 174, 236)  hsl(196, 99%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec01ae  rgb(236, 1, 174)  hsl(316, 99%, 46%)  Shocking Pink