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#AEF357

#aef357 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef357 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, 95.29% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.2% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 86.54°, with 86.67% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.7379

Complementary

  1. #aef357
  2. #9c57f3

Split complementary

  1. #aef357
  2. #5760f3
  3. #ea57f3

Analogous

  1. #f3ea57
  2. #aef357
  3. #60f357

Triadic

  1. #aef357
  2. #57aef3
  3. #f357ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef357
  2. #57f39c
  3. #9c57f3
  4. #f357ae

Square

  1. #aef357
  2. #57f3ea
  3. #9c57f3
  4. #f35760

Monochromatic

  1. #61a50c
  2. #8bed11
  3. #aef357
  4. #d0f89e
  5. #f3fde6

Shades

#aef357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef357
  2. #9ddb4e
  3. #8bc246
  4. #7aaa3d
  5. #689234
  6. #577a2c
  7. #466123
  8. #34491a
  9. #233111
  10. #111809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef357
  2. #b6f468
  3. #bef579
  4. #c6f789
  5. #cef89a
  6. #d7f9ab
  7. #dffabc
  8. #e7fbcd
  9. #effddd
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef357
  2. #a9e85b
  3. #a5dc5f
  4. #a0d163
  5. #9cc567
  6. #97ba6c
  7. #92ae70
  8. #8ea374
  9. #899778
  10. #858c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e9d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e94c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce65f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0edaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef357 {
  color: #aef357;
}
Background
.bg-aef357 {
  background-color: #aef357;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef357 {
  border: 2px solid #aef357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 243 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 87% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef357, #60f357);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 243 87 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.84 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.10 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.36 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.68 #510ca8 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef357  rgb(174, 243, 87)  hsl(87, 87%, 65%)  Inchworm
#9c57f3  rgb(156, 87, 243)  hsl(267, 87%, 65%)  Amethyst
#57aef3  rgb(87, 174, 243)  hsl(207, 87%, 65%)  Iceberg
#f357ae  rgb(243, 87, 174)  hsl(327, 87%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry