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#AEEC2A

#aeec2a ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aeec2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 79.18°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 3.86.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6916

Complementary

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #682aec

Split complementary

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #2a4dec
  3. #c92aec

Analogous

  1. #ecc92a
  2. #aeec2a
  3. #4dec2a

Triadic

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #2aaeec
  3. #ec2aae

Tetradic

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #2aec68
  3. #682aec
  4. #ec2aae

Square

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #2aecc9
  3. #682aec
  4. #ec2a4d

Monochromatic

  1. #51730a
  2. #83b911
  3. #aeec2a
  4. #c9f270
  5. #e3f9b6

Shades

#aeec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #9dd426
  3. #8bbd22
  4. #7aa51d
  5. #688e19
  6. #577615
  7. #465e11
  8. #34470d
  9. #232f08
  10. #111804
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #b6ee3f
  3. #bef055
  4. #c6f26a
  5. #cef47f
  6. #d7f695
  7. #dff7aa
  8. #e7f9bf
  9. #effbd4
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeec2a
  2. #a9e133
  3. #a5d63b
  4. #a0cc44
  5. #9cc14c
  6. #97b655
  7. #92ab5e
  8. #8ea066
  9. #89966f
  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 #f8db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e039 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeec2a {
  color: #aeec2a;
}
Background
.bg-aeec2a {
  background-color: #aeec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeec2a {
  border: 2px solid #aeec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeec2a, #4dec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.86 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.18 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.50 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.83 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.97 #5113d5 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aeec2a  rgb(174, 236, 42)  hsl(79, 84%, 55%)  Spring Bud
#682aec  rgb(104, 42, 236)  hsl(259, 84%, 55%)  Electric Indigo
#2aaeec  rgb(42, 174, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec2aae  rgb(236, 42, 174)  hsl(319, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink