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#AEF15E

#aef15e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef15e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 94.51% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 87.35°, with 84% saturation and 65.69% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.45.

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Relative luminance0.7272

Complementary

  1. #aef15e
  2. #a15ef1

Split complementary

  1. #aef15e
  2. #5e65f1
  3. #eb5ef1

Analogous

  1. #f1eb5e
  2. #aef15e
  3. #65f15e

Triadic

  1. #aef15e
  2. #5eaef1
  3. #f15eae

Tetradic

  1. #aef15e
  2. #5ef1a1
  3. #a15ef1
  4. #f15eae

Square

  1. #aef15e
  2. #5ef1eb
  3. #a15ef1
  4. #f15e65

Monochromatic

  1. #62a70f
  2. #8beb18
  3. #aef15e
  4. #d1f7a4
  5. #f5fdeb

Shades

#aef15e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef15e
  2. #9dd955
  3. #8bc14b
  4. #7aa942
  5. #689138
  6. #57792f
  7. #466026
  8. #34481c
  9. #233013
  10. #111809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef15e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef15e
  2. #b6f26e
  3. #bef47e
  4. #c6f58e
  5. #cef79e
  6. #d7f8af
  7. #dff9bf
  8. #e7fbcf
  9. #effcdf
  10. #f7feef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef15e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef15e
  2. #a9e661
  3. #a5da65
  4. #a0cf68
  5. #9cc46c
  6. #97b96f
  7. #92ad72
  8. #8ea276
  9. #899779
  10. #858b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cce6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe14d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2dc69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e754 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae565 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0ebaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef15e {
  color: #aef15e;
}
Background
.bg-aef15e {
  background-color: #aef15e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef15e {
  border: 2px solid #aef15e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef15e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 241 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 84% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef15e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef15e, #65f15e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef15e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 241 94 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.45 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.02 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.75 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.70 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.07 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.42 #510ea1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef15e  rgb(174, 241, 94)  hsl(87, 84%, 66%)  Inchworm
#a15ef1  rgb(161, 94, 241)  hsl(267, 84%, 66%)  Medium Purple
#5eaef1  rgb(94, 174, 241)  hsl(207, 84%, 66%)  Iceberg
#f15eae  rgb(241, 94, 174)  hsl(327, 84%, 66%)  Hot Pink