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#AEF41B

#aef41b ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef41b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.93% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 79.35°, with 90.79% saturation and 53.14% 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 Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7378

Complementary

  1. #aef41b
  2. #611bf4

Split complementary

  1. #aef41b
  2. #1b42f4
  3. #cd1bf4

Analogous

  1. #f4cd1b
  2. #aef41b
  3. #42f41b

Triadic

  1. #aef41b
  2. #1baef4
  3. #f41bae

Tetradic

  1. #aef41b
  2. #1bf461
  3. #611bf4
  4. #f41bae

Square

  1. #aef41b
  2. #1bf4cd
  3. #611bf4
  4. #f41b42

Monochromatic

  1. #4e7105
  2. #81ba09
  3. #aef41b
  4. #c8f864
  5. #e2fbad

Shades

#aef41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef41b
  2. #9ddc18
  3. #8bc316
  4. #7aab13
  5. #689210
  6. #577a0e
  7. #46620b
  8. #344908
  9. #233105
  10. #111803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef41b
  2. #b6f532
  3. #bef649
  4. #c6f75f
  5. #cef876
  6. #d7fa8d
  7. #dffba4
  8. #e7fcbb
  9. #effdd1
  10. #f7fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef41b
  2. #a9e825
  3. #a5dd2f
  4. #a0d139
  5. #9cc643
  6. #97ba4e
  7. #92ae58
  8. #8ea362
  9. #89976c
  10. #858c76
  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 #cde8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eda6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef41b {
  color: #aef41b;
}
Background
.bg-aef41b {
  background-color: #aef41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef41b {
  border: 2px solid #aef41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 244 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 91% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef41b, #42f41b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 244 27 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.62 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.10 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.87 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.88 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.53 #510be4 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef41b  rgb(174, 244, 27)  hsl(79, 91%, 53%)  Spring Bud
#611bf4  rgb(97, 27, 244)  hsl(259, 91%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1baef4  rgb(27, 174, 244)  hsl(199, 91%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f41bae  rgb(244, 27, 174)  hsl(319, 91%, 53%)  Shocking Pink