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#AEF556

#aef556 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef556 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 96.08% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.9% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 86.79°, with 88.83% saturation and 64.9% 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 16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.7498

Complementary

  1. #aef556
  2. #9d56f5

Split complementary

  1. #aef556
  2. #565ef5
  3. #ec56f5

Analogous

  1. #f5ec56
  2. #aef556
  3. #5ef556

Triadic

  1. #aef556
  2. #56aef5
  3. #f556ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef556
  2. #56f59d
  3. #9d56f5
  4. #f556ae

Square

  1. #aef556
  2. #56f5ec
  3. #9d56f5
  4. #f5565e

Monochromatic

  1. #61a80a
  2. #8bf00e
  3. #aef556
  4. #d1f99e
  5. #f3fee6

Shades

#aef556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef556
  2. #9ddd4d
  3. #8bc445
  4. #7aac3c
  5. #689334
  6. #577b2b
  7. #466222
  8. #344a1a
  9. #233111
  10. #111909
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef556
  2. #b6f667
  3. #bef778
  4. #c6f889
  5. #cef99a
  6. #d7faab
  7. #dffbbb
  8. #e7fccc
  9. #effddd
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef556
  2. #a9e95a
  3. #a5de5e
  4. #a0d263
  5. #9cc667
  6. #97bb6b
  7. #92af6f
  8. #8ea373
  9. #899778
  10. #858c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe441 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6df63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2ebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4eb4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde85e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0efb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef556 {
  color: #aef556;
}
Background
.bg-aef556 {
  background-color: #aef556;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef556 {
  border: 2px solid #aef556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 245 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 89% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef556, #5ef556);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 245 86 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.39 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.74 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.53 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.82 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.89 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.76 #510aa9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef556  rgb(174, 245, 86)  hsl(87, 89%, 65%)  Inchworm
#9d56f5  rgb(157, 86, 245)  hsl(267, 89%, 65%)  Amethyst
#56aef5  rgb(86, 174, 245)  hsl(207, 89%, 65%)  Iceberg
#f556ae  rgb(245, 86, 174)  hsl(327, 89%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry