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#AEF22E

#aef22e ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef22e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.99% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 80.82°, with 88.29% saturation and 56.47% 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 2.67.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.727

Complementary

  1. #aef22e
  2. #722ef2

Split complementary

  1. #aef22e
  2. #2e4cf2
  3. #d42ef2

Analogous

  1. #f2d42e
  2. #aef22e
  3. #4cf22e

Triadic

  1. #aef22e
  2. #2eaef2
  3. #f22eae

Tetradic

  1. #aef22e
  2. #2ef272
  3. #722ef2
  4. #f22eae

Square

  1. #aef22e
  2. #2ef2d4
  3. #722ef2
  4. #f22e4c

Monochromatic

  1. #567f08
  2. #86c70c
  3. #aef22e
  4. #caf676
  5. #e6fbbe

Shades

#aef22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef22e
  2. #9dda29
  3. #8bc225
  4. #7aa920
  5. #68911c
  6. #577917
  7. #466112
  8. #34490e
  9. #233009
  10. #111805
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef22e
  2. #b6f343
  3. #bef558
  4. #c6f66d
  5. #cef782
  6. #d7f997
  7. #dffaab
  8. #e7fbc0
  9. #effcd5
  10. #f7feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef22e
  2. #a9e736
  3. #a5db3e
  4. #a0d047
  5. #9cc44f
  6. #97b957
  7. #92ae5f
  8. #8ea267
  9. #899770
  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 #f5dc45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e805 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce53d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef22e {
  color: #aef22e;
}
Background
.bg-aef22e {
  background-color: #aef22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef22e {
  border: 2px solid #aef22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 242 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef22e, #4cf22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 242 46 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.67 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.15 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.26 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.89 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.54 #510dd1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef22e  rgb(174, 242, 46)  hsl(81, 88%, 56%)  Spring Bud
#722ef2  rgb(114, 46, 242)  hsl(261, 88%, 56%)  Electric Indigo
#2eaef2  rgb(46, 174, 242)  hsl(201, 88%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#f22eae  rgb(242, 46, 174)  hsl(321, 88%, 56%)  Shocking Pink