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#AEF52E

#aef52e ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef52e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.22% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 81.41°, with 90.87% saturation and 57.06% 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 15.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.745

Complementary

  1. #aef52e
  2. #752ef5

Split complementary

  1. #aef52e
  2. #2e4af5
  3. #d92ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5d92e
  2. #aef52e
  3. #4af52e

Triadic

  1. #aef52e
  2. #2eaef5
  3. #f52eae

Tetradic

  1. #aef52e
  2. #2ef575
  3. #752ef5
  4. #f52eae

Square

  1. #aef52e
  2. #2ef5d9
  3. #752ef5
  4. #f52e4a

Monochromatic

  1. #578406
  2. #87cd0a
  3. #aef52e
  4. #caf877
  5. #e7fcc0

Shades

#aef52e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef52e
  2. #9ddd29
  3. #8bc425
  4. #7aac20
  5. #68931c
  6. #577b17
  7. #466212
  8. #344a0e
  9. #233109
  10. #111905
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef52e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef52e
  2. #b6f643
  3. #bef758
  4. #c6f86d
  5. #cef982
  6. #d7fa97
  7. #dffbab
  8. #e7fcc0
  9. #effdd5
  10. #f7feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef52e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef52e
  2. #a9e936
  3. #a5de3e
  4. #a0d247
  5. #9cc64f
  6. #97bb57
  7. #92af5f
  8. #8ea367
  9. #899770
  10. #858c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4ead2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5ea03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee83d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2eea9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef52e {
  color: #aef52e;
}
Background
.bg-aef52e {
  background-color: #aef52e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef52e {
  border: 2px solid #aef52e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef52e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 91% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef52e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef52e, #4af52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef52e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 46 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.11 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.43 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.10 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.51 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.52 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.01 #510ad1 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef52e  rgb(174, 245, 46)  hsl(81, 91%, 57%)  Spring Bud
#752ef5  rgb(117, 46, 245)  hsl(261, 91%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#2eaef5  rgb(46, 174, 245)  hsl(201, 91%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#f52eae  rgb(245, 46, 174)  hsl(321, 91%, 57%)  Persian Rose