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#AEF945

#aef945 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aef945 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, 97.65% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 93.75% saturation and 62.35% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7718

Complementary

  1. #aef945
  2. #9045f9

Split complementary

  1. #aef945
  2. #4554f9
  3. #ea45f9

Analogous

  1. #f9ea45
  2. #aef945
  3. #54f945

Triadic

  1. #aef945
  2. #45aef9
  3. #f945ae

Tetradic

  1. #aef945
  2. #45f990
  3. #9045f9
  4. #f945ae

Square

  1. #aef945
  2. #45f9ea
  3. #9045f9
  4. #f94554

Monochromatic

  1. #5fa005
  2. #8cea08
  3. #aef945
  4. #cefb8f
  5. #effed9

Shades

#aef945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aef945
  2. #9de03e
  3. #8bc737
  4. #7aae30
  5. #689529
  6. #577d23
  7. #46641c
  8. #344b15
  9. #23320e
  10. #111907
  11. #000000

Tints

#aef945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aef945
  2. #b6fa58
  3. #befa6a
  4. #c6fb7d
  5. #cefb8f
  6. #d7fca2
  7. #dffdb5
  8. #e7fdc7
  9. #effeda
  10. #f7feec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aef945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aef945
  2. #a9ed4b
  3. #a5e151
  4. #a0d557
  5. #9cc95d
  6. #97bd63
  7. #92b068
  8. #8ea46e
  9. #899874
  10. #858c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0ecb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe721 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3eed6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ee33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0eb50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1f3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aef945 {
  color: #aef945;
}
Background
.bg-aef945 {
  background-color: #aef945;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aef945 {
  border: 2px solid #aef945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aef945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 249 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 94% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aef945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aef945, #54f945);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aef945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 249 69 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.87 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.98 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.04 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.14 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.45 #5106ba Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#aef945  rgb(174, 249, 69)  hsl(85, 94%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#9045f9  rgb(144, 69, 249)  hsl(265, 94%, 62%)  Vivid Violet
#45aef9  rgb(69, 174, 249)  hsl(205, 94%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#f945ae  rgb(249, 69, 174)  hsl(325, 94%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry