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#AEF232

#aef232 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef232 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.34% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 81.25°, with 88.07% saturation and 57.25% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.7273

Complementary

  1. #aef232
  2. #7632f2

Split complementary

  1. #aef232
  2. #324ef2
  3. #d632f2

Analogous

  1. #f2d632
  2. #aef232
  3. #4ef232

Triadic

  1. #aef232
  2. #32aef2
  3. #f232ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef232
  2. #32f276
  3. #7632f2
  4. #f232ae

Square

  1. #aef232
  2. #32f2d6
  3. #7632f2
  4. #f2324e

Monochromatic

  1. #578308
  2. #87cb0d
  3. #aef232
  4. #caf77a
  5. #e7fbc2

Shades

#aef232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef232
  2. #9dda2d
  3. #8bc228
  4. #7aa923
  5. #68911e
  6. #577919
  7. #466114
  8. #34490f
  9. #23300a
  10. #111805
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef232
  2. #b6f347
  3. #bef55b
  4. #c6f670
  5. #cef784
  6. #d7f999
  7. #dffaad
  8. #e7fbc2
  9. #effcd6
  10. #f7feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef232
  2. #a9e73a
  3. #a5db42
  4. #a0d049
  5. #9cc451
  6. #97b959
  7. #92ae61
  8. #8ea269
  9. #899770
  10. #858b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cce6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e812 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef232 {
  color: #aef232;
}
Background
.bg-aef232 {
  background-color: #aef232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef232 {
  border: 2px solid #aef232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 242 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef232, #4ef232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 242 50 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.93 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.41 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.84 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.47 #510dcd Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef232  rgb(174, 242, 50)  hsl(81, 88%, 57%)  Spring Bud
#7632f2  rgb(118, 50, 242)  hsl(261, 88%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#32aef2  rgb(50, 174, 242)  hsl(201, 88%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f232ae  rgb(242, 50, 174)  hsl(321, 88%, 57%)  Shocking Pink