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#AEF208

#aef208 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef208 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, 94.9% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.69% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 77.44°, with 93.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7252

Complementary

  1. #aef208
  2. #4c08f2

Split complementary

  1. #aef208
  2. #0839f2
  3. #c108f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c108
  2. #aef208
  3. #39f208

Triadic

  1. #aef208
  2. #08aef2
  3. #f208ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef208
  2. #08f24c
  3. #4c08f2
  4. #f208ae

Square

  1. #aef208
  2. #08f2c1
  3. #4c08f2
  4. #f20839

Monochromatic

  1. #445e03
  2. #79a806
  3. #aef208
  4. #c7f94d
  5. #defc97

Shades

#aef208 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef208
  2. #9dda07
  3. #8bc206
  4. #7aa906
  5. #689105
  6. #577904
  7. #466103
  8. #344902
  9. #233002
  10. #111801
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef208 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef208
  2. #b6f321
  3. #bef539
  4. #c6f652
  5. #cef76b
  6. #d7f984
  7. #dffa9c
  8. #e7fbb5
  9. #effcce
  10. #f7fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef208 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef208
  2. #a9e714
  3. #a5db20
  4. #a0d02c
  5. #9cc438
  6. #97b944
  7. #92ae50
  8. #8ea25c
  9. #899768
  10. #858b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cce6b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e6ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef208 {
  color: #aef208;
}
Background
.bg-aef208 {
  background-color: #aef208;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef208 {
  border: 2px solid #aef208;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef208;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 242 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 94% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef208 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef208, #39f208);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef208 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 242 8 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.53 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.19 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.40 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.30 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.32 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.31 #510df7 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef208  rgb(174, 242, 8)  hsl(77, 94%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#4c08f2  rgb(76, 8, 242)  hsl(257, 94%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#08aef2  rgb(8, 174, 242)  hsl(197, 94%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f208ae  rgb(242, 8, 174)  hsl(317, 94%, 49%)  Shocking Pink