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#AEF50E

#aef50e ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef50e 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, 96.08% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.29% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 78.44°, with 92.03% saturation and 50.78% 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 15.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7434

Complementary

  1. #aef50e
  2. #550ef5

Split complementary

  1. #aef50e
  2. #0e3af5
  3. #c80ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5c80e
  2. #aef50e
  3. #3af50e

Triadic

  1. #aef50e
  2. #0eaef5
  3. #f50eae

Tetradic

  1. #aef50e
  2. #0ef555
  3. #550ef5
  4. #f50eae

Square

  1. #aef50e
  2. #0ef5c8
  3. #550ef5
  4. #f50e3a

Monochromatic

  1. #486604
  2. #7caf07
  3. #aef50e
  4. #c7f857
  5. #dffba1

Shades

#aef50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef50e
  2. #9ddd0d
  3. #8bc40b
  4. #7aac0a
  5. #689308
  6. #577b07
  7. #466206
  8. #344a04
  9. #233103
  10. #111901
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef50e
  2. #b6f626
  3. #bef73e
  4. #c6f856
  5. #cef96e
  6. #d7fa87
  7. #dffb9f
  8. #e7fcb7
  9. #effdcf
  10. #f7fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef50e
  2. #a9e919
  3. #a5de25
  4. #a0d230
  5. #9cc63c
  6. #97bb47
  7. #92af52
  8. #8ea35e
  9. #899769
  10. #858c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee9b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee82c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef50e {
  color: #aef50e;
}
Background
.bg-aef50e {
  background-color: #aef50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef50e {
  border: 2px solid #aef50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 92% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef50e, #3af50e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 14 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.89 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.55 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.39 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.50 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.87 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.90 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.34 #510af1 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef50e  rgb(174, 245, 14)  hsl(78, 92%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#550ef5  rgb(85, 14, 245)  hsl(258, 92%, 51%)  Han Purple
#0eaef5  rgb(14, 174, 245)  hsl(198, 92%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f50eae  rgb(245, 14, 174)  hsl(318, 92%, 51%)  Shocking Pink