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#AEF258

#aef258 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef258 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, 94.9% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 86.49°, with 85.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 15.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.7321

Complementary

  1. #aef258
  2. #9c58f2

Split complementary

  1. #aef258
  2. #5861f2
  3. #e958f2

Analogous

  1. #f2e958
  2. #aef258
  3. #61f258

Triadic

  1. #aef258
  2. #58aef2
  3. #f258ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef258
  2. #58f29c
  3. #9c58f2
  4. #f258ae

Square

  1. #aef258
  2. #58f2e9
  3. #9c58f2
  4. #f25861

Monochromatic

  1. #61a40d
  2. #8beb12
  3. #aef258
  4. #d0f89f
  5. #f3fde6

Shades

#aef258 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef258
  2. #9dda4f
  3. #8bc246
  4. #7aa93e
  5. #689135
  6. #57792c
  7. #466123
  8. #34491a
  9. #233012
  10. #111809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef258 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef258
  2. #b6f369
  3. #bef579
  4. #c6f68a
  5. #cef79b
  6. #d7f9ac
  7. #dffabc
  8. #e7fbcd
  9. #effcde
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef258 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef258
  2. #a9e75c
  3. #a5db60
  4. #a0d064
  5. #9cc468
  6. #97b96c
  7. #92ae70
  8. #8ea274
  9. #899778
  10. #858b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde144 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dd64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e84d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbe55f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0ecaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef258 {
  color: #aef258;
}
Background
.bg-aef258 {
  background-color: #aef258;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef258 {
  border: 2px solid #aef258;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef258;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 242 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 86% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef258 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef258, #61f258);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef258 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 242 88 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.70 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.36 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.06 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.28 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.17 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.82 #510da7 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef258  rgb(174, 242, 88)  hsl(86, 86%, 65%)  Inchworm
#9c58f2  rgb(156, 88, 242)  hsl(266, 86%, 65%)  Amethyst
#58aef2  rgb(88, 174, 242)  hsl(206, 86%, 65%)  Iceberg
#f258ae  rgb(242, 88, 174)  hsl(326, 86%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry