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#AEEC28

#aeec28 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aeec28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.05% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 78.98°, with 83.76% saturation and 54.12% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6914

Complementary

  1. #aeec28
  2. #6628ec

Split complementary

  1. #aeec28
  2. #284cec
  3. #c828ec

Analogous

  1. #ecc828
  2. #aeec28
  3. #4cec28

Triadic

  1. #aeec28
  2. #28aeec
  3. #ec28ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeec28
  2. #28ec66
  3. #6628ec
  4. #ec28ae

Square

  1. #aeec28
  2. #28ecc8
  3. #6628ec
  4. #ec284c

Monochromatic

  1. #50710a
  2. #82b710
  3. #aeec28
  4. #c8f26e
  5. #e3f8b5

Shades

#aeec28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeec28
  2. #9dd424
  3. #8bbd20
  4. #7aa51c
  5. #688e18
  6. #577614
  7. #465e10
  8. #34470c
  9. #232f08
  10. #111804
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeec28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeec28
  2. #b6ee3e
  3. #bef053
  4. #c6f269
  5. #cef47e
  6. #d7f694
  7. #dff7a9
  8. #e7f9bf
  9. #effbd4
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeec28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeec28
  2. #a9e131
  3. #a5d63a
  4. #a0cc42
  5. #9cc14b
  6. #97b654
  7. #92ab5d
  8. #8ea066
  9. #89966e
  10. #858b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d840 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeec28 {
  color: #aeec28;
}
Background
.bg-aeec28 {
  background-color: #aeec28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeec28 {
  border: 2px solid #aeec28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeec28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 236 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeec28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeec28, #4cec28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeec28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 236 40 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.18 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.19 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.54 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.85 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.99 #5113d7 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aeec28  rgb(174, 236, 40)  hsl(79, 84%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#6628ec  rgb(102, 40, 236)  hsl(259, 84%, 54%)  Han Purple
#28aeec  rgb(40, 174, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec28ae  rgb(236, 40, 174)  hsl(319, 84%, 54%)  Shocking Pink