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#AEF656

#aef656 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef656 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, 96.47% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.04% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 87°, with 89.89% saturation and 65.1% 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 16.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.7558

Complementary

  1. #aef656
  2. #9e56f6

Split complementary

  1. #aef656
  2. #565ef6
  3. #ee56f6

Analogous

  1. #f6ee56
  2. #aef656
  3. #5ef656

Triadic

  1. #aef656
  2. #56aef6
  3. #f656ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef656
  2. #56f69e
  3. #9e56f6
  4. #f656ae

Square

  1. #aef656
  2. #56f6ee
  3. #9e56f6
  4. #f6565e

Monochromatic

  1. #62aa09
  2. #8bf20d
  3. #aef656
  4. #d1fa9f
  5. #f4fee7

Shades

#aef656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef656
  2. #9ddd4d
  3. #8bc545
  4. #7aac3c
  5. #689434
  6. #577b2b
  7. #466222
  8. #344a1a
  9. #233111
  10. #111909
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef656
  2. #b6f767
  3. #bef878
  4. #c6f989
  5. #cefa9a
  6. #d7fbab
  7. #dffbbb
  8. #e7fccc
  9. #effddd
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef656
  2. #a9ea5a
  3. #a5de5e
  4. #a0d363
  5. #9cc767
  6. #97bb6b
  7. #92af6f
  8. #8ea373
  9. #899878
  10. #858c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfeaba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe540 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e063 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2ecd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ec4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde95e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0f0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef656 {
  color: #aef656;
}
Background
.bg-aef656 {
  background-color: #aef656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef656 {
  border: 2px solid #aef656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 246 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef656, #5ef656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 246 86 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.44 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.71 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.76 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.96 #5109a9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef656  rgb(174, 246, 86)  hsl(87, 90%, 65%)  Inchworm
#9e56f6  rgb(158, 86, 246)  hsl(267, 90%, 65%)  Amethyst
#56aef6  rgb(86, 174, 246)  hsl(207, 90%, 65%)  Iceberg
#f656ae  rgb(246, 86, 174)  hsl(327, 90%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry