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#AEEF16

#aeef16 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aeef16 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, 93.73% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 77.97°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7079

Complementary

  1. #aeef16
  2. #5716ef

Split complementary

  1. #aeef16
  2. #1642ef
  3. #c316ef

Analogous

  1. #efc316
  2. #aeef16
  3. #42ef16

Triadic

  1. #aeef16
  2. #16aeef
  3. #ef16ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeef16
  2. #16ef57
  3. #5716ef
  4. #ef16ae

Square

  1. #aeef16
  2. #16efc3
  3. #5716ef
  4. #ef1642

Monochromatic

  1. #496507
  2. #7dad0c
  3. #aeef16
  4. #c7f45e
  5. #e0f9a5

Shades

#aeef16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeef16
  2. #9dd714
  3. #8bbf12
  4. #7aa70f
  5. #688f0d
  6. #57780b
  7. #466009
  8. #344807
  9. #233004
  10. #111802
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeef16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeef16
  2. #b6f12d
  3. #bef245
  4. #c6f45c
  5. #cef573
  6. #d7f78b
  7. #dff9a2
  8. #e7fab9
  9. #effcd0
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeef16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeef16
  2. #a9e421
  3. #a5d92b
  4. #a0ce36
  5. #9cc340
  6. #97b84b
  7. #92ac56
  8. #8ea160
  9. #89966b
  10. #858b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbe3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbe32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeef16 {
  color: #aeef16;
}
Background
.bg-aeef16 {
  background-color: #aeef16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeef16 {
  border: 2px solid #aeef16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeef16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 239 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeef16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeef16, #42ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeef16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 239 22 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.69 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.91 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.97 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.59 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.38 #5110e9 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aeef16  rgb(174, 239, 22)  hsl(78, 87%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5716ef  rgb(87, 22, 239)  hsl(258, 87%, 51%)  Han Purple
#16aeef  rgb(22, 174, 239)  hsl(198, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef16ae  rgb(239, 22, 174)  hsl(318, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink