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#AEF522

#aef522 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef522 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.12% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 80.19°, with 91.34% saturation and 54.71% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7442

Complementary

  1. #aef522
  2. #6922f5

Split complementary

  1. #aef522
  2. #2245f5
  3. #d322f5

Analogous

  1. #f5d322
  2. #aef522
  3. #45f522

Triadic

  1. #aef522
  2. #22aef5
  3. #f522ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef522
  2. #22f569
  3. #6922f5
  4. #f522ae

Square

  1. #aef522
  2. #22f5d3
  3. #6922f5
  4. #f52245

Monochromatic

  1. #527905
  2. #84c209
  3. #aef522
  4. #c9f86b
  5. #e4fcb4

Shades

#aef522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef522
  2. #9ddd1f
  3. #8bc41b
  4. #7aac18
  5. #689314
  6. #577b11
  7. #46620e
  8. #344a0a
  9. #233107
  10. #111903
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef522
  2. #b6f638
  3. #bef74e
  4. #c6f864
  5. #cef97a
  6. #d7fa91
  7. #dffba7
  8. #e7fcbd
  9. #effdd3
  10. #f7fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef522
  2. #a9e92b
  3. #a5de35
  4. #a0d23e
  5. #9cc648
  6. #97bb51
  7. #92af5a
  8. #8ea364
  9. #89976d
  10. #858c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 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 #f8de3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4ead1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef522 {
  color: #aef522;
}
Background
.bg-aef522 {
  background-color: #aef522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef522 {
  border: 2px solid #aef522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 91% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef522, #45f522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 34 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.91 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.28 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.94 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.65 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.67 #510add Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef522  rgb(174, 245, 34)  hsl(80, 91%, 55%)  Spring Bud
#6922f5  rgb(105, 34, 245)  hsl(260, 91%, 55%)  Electric Indigo
#22aef5  rgb(34, 174, 245)  hsl(200, 91%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f522ae  rgb(245, 34, 174)  hsl(320, 91%, 55%)  Shocking Pink