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#AEF512

#aef512 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef512 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.65% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 78.77°, with 91.9% saturation and 51.57% 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 1.88.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7435

Complementary

  1. #aef512
  2. #5912f5

Split complementary

  1. #aef512
  2. #123cf5
  3. #cb12f5

Analogous

  1. #f5cb12
  2. #aef512
  3. #3cf512

Triadic

  1. #aef512
  2. #12aef5
  3. #f512ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef512
  2. #12f559
  3. #5912f5
  4. #f512ae

Square

  1. #aef512
  2. #12f5cb
  3. #5912f5
  4. #f5123c

Monochromatic

  1. #4a6a04
  2. #7db308
  3. #aef512
  4. #c7f85b
  5. #e0fba5

Shades

#aef512 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef512
  2. #9ddd10
  3. #8bc40e
  4. #7aac0d
  5. #68930b
  6. #577b09
  7. #466207
  8. #344a05
  9. #233104
  10. #111902
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef512 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef512
  2. #b6f62a
  3. #bef741
  4. #c6f859
  5. #cef971
  6. #d7fa89
  7. #dffba0
  8. #e7fcb8
  9. #effdd0
  10. #f7fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef512 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef512
  2. #a9e91d
  3. #a5de28
  4. #a0d233
  5. #9cc63e
  6. #97bb49
  7. #92af54
  8. #8ea35f
  9. #89976a
  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 #cee9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5e9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee82d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef512 {
  color: #aef512;
}
Background
.bg-aef512 {
  background-color: #aef512;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef512 {
  border: 2px solid #aef512;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef512;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 92% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef512 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef512, #3cf512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef512 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 18 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.88 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.50 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.43 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.42 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.83 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.86 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.39 #510aed Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef512  rgb(174, 245, 18)  hsl(79, 92%, 52%)  Spring Bud
#5912f5  rgb(89, 18, 245)  hsl(259, 92%, 52%)  Han Purple
#12aef5  rgb(18, 174, 245)  hsl(199, 92%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f512ae  rgb(245, 18, 174)  hsl(319, 92%, 52%)  Shocking Pink