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#AEF22D

#aef22d ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef22d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.4% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 80.71°, with 88.34% saturation and 56.27% 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 Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7269

Complementary

  1. #aef22d
  2. #712df2

Split complementary

  1. #aef22d
  2. #2d4bf2
  3. #d32df2

Analogous

  1. #f2d32d
  2. #aef22d
  3. #4bf22d

Triadic

  1. #aef22d
  2. #2daef2
  3. #f22dae

Tetradic

  1. #aef22d
  2. #2df271
  3. #712df2
  4. #f22dae

Square

  1. #aef22d
  2. #2df2d3
  3. #712df2
  4. #f22d4b

Monochromatic

  1. #557e08
  2. #86c60c
  3. #aef22d
  4. #caf675
  5. #e6fbbd

Shades

#aef22d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef22d
  2. #9dda29
  3. #8bc224
  4. #7aa920
  5. #68911b
  6. #577917
  7. #466112
  8. #34490e
  9. #233009
  10. #111805
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef22d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef22d
  2. #b6f342
  3. #bef557
  4. #c6f66c
  5. #cef781
  6. #d7f996
  7. #dffaab
  8. #e7fbc0
  9. #effcd5
  10. #f7feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef22d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef22d
  2. #a9e735
  3. #a5db3e
  4. #a0d046
  5. #9cc44e
  6. #97b957
  7. #92ae5f
  8. #8ea267
  9. #89976f
  10. #858b78
  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 #cce6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e801 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce53c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef22d {
  color: #aef22d;
}
Background
.bg-aef22d {
  background-color: #aef22d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef22d {
  border: 2px solid #aef22d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef22d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 242 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef22d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef22d, #4bf22d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef22d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 242 45 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.65 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.20 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.22 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.90 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.55 #510dd2 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef22d  rgb(174, 242, 45)  hsl(81, 88%, 56%)  Spring Bud
#712df2  rgb(113, 45, 242)  hsl(261, 88%, 56%)  Electric Indigo
#2daef2  rgb(45, 174, 242)  hsl(201, 88%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#f22dae  rgb(242, 45, 174)  hsl(321, 88%, 56%)  Shocking Pink