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#AEF405

#aef405 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef405 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.95% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 77.57°, with 95.98% saturation and 48.82% 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 2.12.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7371

Complementary

  1. #aef405
  2. #4b05f4

Split complementary

  1. #aef405
  2. #0537f4
  3. #c205f4

Analogous

  1. #f4c205
  2. #aef405
  3. #37f405

Triadic

  1. #aef405
  2. #05aef4
  3. #f405ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef405
  2. #05f44b
  3. #4b05f4
  4. #f405ae

Square

  1. #aef405
  2. #05f4c2
  3. #4b05f4
  4. #f40537

Monochromatic

  1. #435e02
  2. #79a903
  3. #aef405
  4. #c7fb4a
  5. #defd95

Shades

#aef405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef405
  2. #9ddc05
  3. #8bc304
  4. #7aab04
  5. #689203
  6. #577a03
  7. #466202
  8. #344902
  9. #233101
  10. #111801
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef405
  2. #b6f51e
  3. #bef637
  4. #c6f750
  5. #cef869
  6. #d7fa82
  7. #dffb9b
  8. #e7fcb4
  9. #effdcd
  10. #f7fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef405
  2. #a9e811
  3. #a5dd1e
  4. #a0d12a
  5. #9cc636
  6. #97ba43
  7. #92ae4f
  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 #f7de35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef405 {
  color: #aef405;
}
Background
.bg-aef405 {
  background-color: #aef405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef405 {
  border: 2px solid #aef405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 244 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 96% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef405, #37f405);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 244 5 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.12 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.83 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.57 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.06 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.08 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.26 #510bfa Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef405  rgb(174, 244, 5)  hsl(78, 96%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#4b05f4  rgb(75, 5, 244)  hsl(258, 96%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#05aef4  rgb(5, 174, 244)  hsl(198, 96%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f405ae  rgb(244, 5, 174)  hsl(318, 96%, 49%)  Shocking Pink