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#aefa8d ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aefa8d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 98.04% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 101.83°, with 91.6% saturation and 76.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7929

Complementary

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #d98dfa

Split complementary

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #a38dfa
  3. #fa8de5

Analogous

  1. #e5fa8d
  2. #aefa8d
  3. #8dfaa3

Triadic

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #8daefa
  3. #fa8dae

Tetradic

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #8dfad9
  3. #d98dfa
  4. #fa8dae

Square

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #8de5fa
  3. #d98dfa
  4. #faa38d

Monochromatic

  1. #4ce40a
  2. #7af744
  3. #aefa8d
  4. #e2fdd6
  5. #f1feeb

Shades

#aefa8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #9de17f
  3. #8bc871
  4. #7aaf63
  5. #689655
  6. #577d47
  7. #466438
  8. #344b2a
  9. #23321c
  10. #11190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aefa8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #b6fb98
  3. #befba4
  4. #c6fcaf
  5. #cefcbb
  6. #d7fdc6
  7. #dffdd1
  8. #e7fedd
  9. #effee8
  10. #f7fff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aefa8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aefa8d
  2. #a9ee8c
  3. #a5e28a
  4. #a0d589
  5. #9cc988
  6. #97bd87
  7. #92b185
  8. #8ea584
  9. #899883
  10. #858c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2eec9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e494 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acf3e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4f188 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dded91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adf6c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aefa8d {
  color: #aefa8d;
}
Background
.bg-aefa8d {
  background-color: #aefa8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aefa8d {
  border: 2px solid #aefa8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aefa8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 250 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 92% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aefa8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aefa8d, #8dfaa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aefa8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 250 141 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 3.83 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 3.85 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.90 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.75 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.62 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.15 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.72 #510572 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#aefa8d  rgb(174, 250, 141)  hsl(102, 92%, 77%)  Pale Green
#d98dfa  rgb(217, 141, 250)  hsl(282, 92%, 77%)  Violet
#8daefa  rgb(141, 174, 250)  hsl(222, 92%, 77%)  Iceberg
#fa8dae  rgb(250, 141, 174)  hsl(342, 92%, 77%)  Flamingo Pink