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#AEF403

#aef403 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef403 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, 95.69% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.77% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 77.43°, with 97.57% saturation and 48.43% 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 15.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7371

Complementary

  1. #aef403
  2. #4903f4

Split complementary

  1. #aef403
  2. #0335f4
  3. #c203f4

Analogous

  1. #f4c203
  2. #aef403
  3. #35f403

Triadic

  1. #aef403
  2. #03aef4
  3. #f403ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef403
  2. #03f449
  3. #4903f4
  4. #f403ae

Square

  1. #aef403
  2. #03f4c2
  3. #4903f4
  4. #f40335

Monochromatic

  1. #425d01
  2. #78a802
  3. #aef403
  4. #c8fd47
  5. #defe92

Shades

#aef403 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef403
  2. #9ddc03
  3. #8bc302
  4. #7aab02
  5. #689202
  6. #577a02
  7. #466201
  8. #344901
  9. #233101
  10. #111800
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef403 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef403
  2. #b6f51c
  3. #bef635
  4. #c6f74f
  5. #cef868
  6. #d7fa81
  7. #dffb9a
  8. #e7fcb3
  9. #effdcd
  10. #f7fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef403 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef403
  2. #a9e810
  3. #a5dd1c
  4. #a0d129
  5. #9cc635
  6. #97ba42
  7. #92ae4e
  8. #8ea35b
  9. #899767
  10. #858c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef403 {
  color: #aef403;
}
Background
.bg-aef403 {
  background-color: #aef403;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef403 {
  border: 2px solid #aef403;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef403;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 244 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef403 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef403, #35f403);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef403 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 244 3 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.13 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.85 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.60 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.08 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.10 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.25 #510bfc Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef403  rgb(174, 244, 3)  hsl(77, 98%, 48%)  Spring Bud
#4903f4  rgb(73, 3, 244)  hsl(257, 98%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#03aef4  rgb(3, 174, 244)  hsl(197, 98%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f403ae  rgb(244, 3, 174)  hsl(317, 98%, 48%)  Shocking Pink