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#AEF657

#aef657 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef657 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.63% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 87.17°, with 89.83% saturation and 65.29% 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 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.756

Complementary

  1. #aef657
  2. #9f57f6

Split complementary

  1. #aef657
  2. #575ef6
  3. #ee57f6

Analogous

  1. #f6ee57
  2. #aef657
  3. #5ef657

Triadic

  1. #aef657
  2. #57aef6
  3. #f657ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef657
  2. #57f69f
  3. #9f57f6
  4. #f657ae

Square

  1. #aef657
  2. #57f6ee
  3. #9f57f6
  4. #f6575e

Monochromatic

  1. #62ab09
  2. #8bf20e
  3. #aef657
  4. #d1faa0
  5. #f4fee8

Shades

#aef657 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef657
  2. #9ddd4e
  3. #8bc546
  4. #7aac3d
  5. #689434
  6. #577b2c
  7. #466223
  8. #344a1a
  9. #233111
  10. #111909
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef657 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef657
  2. #b6f768
  3. #bef879
  4. #c6f989
  5. #cefa9a
  6. #d7fbab
  7. #dffbbc
  8. #e7fccd
  9. #effddd
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef657 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef657
  2. #a9ea5b
  3. #a5de5f
  4. #a0d363
  5. #9cc767
  6. #97bb6c
  7. #92af70
  8. #8ea374
  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 #ffe542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e064 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2ecd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ec4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde95f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0f0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef657 {
  color: #aef657;
}
Background
.bg-aef657 {
  background-color: #aef657;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef657 {
  border: 2px solid #aef657;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef657;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 246 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef657 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef657, #5ef657);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef657 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 246 87 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.68 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.53 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.75 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.80 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.97 #5109a8 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aef657  rgb(174, 246, 87)  hsl(87, 90%, 65%)  Inchworm
#9f57f6  rgb(159, 87, 246)  hsl(267, 90%, 65%)  Amethyst
#57aef6  rgb(87, 174, 246)  hsl(207, 90%, 65%)  Iceberg
#f657ae  rgb(246, 87, 174)  hsl(327, 90%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry