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#AEF60D

#aef60d ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aef60d 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, 96.47% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.72% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 78.54°, with 92.83% 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 15.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7494

Complementary

  1. #aef60d
  2. #550df6

Split complementary

  1. #aef60d
  2. #0d39f6
  3. #c90df6

Analogous

  1. #f6c90d
  2. #aef60d
  3. #39f60d

Triadic

  1. #aef60d
  2. #0daef6
  3. #f60dae

Tetradic

  1. #aef60d
  2. #0df655
  3. #550df6
  4. #f60dae

Square

  1. #aef60d
  2. #0df6c9
  3. #550df6
  4. #f60d39

Monochromatic

  1. #486604
  2. #7cb007
  3. #aef60d
  4. #c7f957
  5. #dffba0

Shades

#aef60d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef60d
  2. #9ddd0c
  3. #8bc50a
  4. #7aac09
  5. #689408
  6. #577b07
  7. #466205
  8. #344a04
  9. #233103
  10. #111901
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef60d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef60d
  2. #b6f725
  3. #bef83d
  4. #c6f956
  5. #cefa6e
  6. #d7fb86
  7. #dffb9e
  8. #e7fcb6
  9. #effdcf
  10. #f7fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef60d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef60d
  2. #a9ea19
  3. #a5de24
  4. #a0d330
  5. #9cc73b
  6. #97bb47
  7. #92af52
  8. #8ea35e
  9. #899869
  10. #858c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5ead1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2efa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef60d {
  color: #aef60d;
}
Background
.bg-aef60d {
  background-color: #aef60d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef60d {
  border: 2px solid #aef60d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef60d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 246 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 93% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef60d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef60d, #39f60d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef60d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 246 13 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.70 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.37 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.60 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.75 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.81 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.33 #5109f2 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aef60d  rgb(174, 246, 13)  hsl(79, 93%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#550df6  rgb(85, 13, 246)  hsl(259, 93%, 51%)  Han Purple
#0daef6  rgb(13, 174, 246)  hsl(199, 93%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f60dae  rgb(246, 13, 174)  hsl(319, 93%, 51%)  Shocking Pink