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#AEFB08

#aefb08 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aefb08 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, 98.43% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 79.01°, with 96.81% 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 16.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7801

Complementary

  1. #aefb08
  2. #5508fb

Split complementary

  1. #aefb08
  2. #0834fb
  3. #ce08fb

Analogous

  1. #fbce08
  2. #aefb08
  3. #34fb08

Triadic

  1. #aefb08
  2. #08aefb
  3. #fb08ae

Tetradic

  1. #aefb08
  2. #08fb55
  3. #5508fb
  4. #fb08ae

Square

  1. #aefb08
  2. #08fbce
  3. #5508fb
  4. #fb0834

Monochromatic

  1. #486802
  2. #7cb403
  3. #aefb08
  4. #c7fc53
  5. #dffd9f

Shades

#aefb08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aefb08
  2. #9de207
  3. #8bc906
  4. #7ab006
  5. #689705
  6. #577e04
  7. #466403
  8. #344b02
  9. #233202
  10. #111901
  11. #000000

Tints

#aefb08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aefb08
  2. #b6fb21
  3. #befc39
  4. #c6fc52
  5. #cefd6b
  6. #d7fd84
  7. #dffd9c
  8. #e7feb5
  9. #effece
  10. #f7ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aefb08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aefb08
  2. #a9ef14
  3. #a5e220
  4. #a0d62c
  5. #9cca38
  6. #97be44
  7. #92b150
  8. #8ea55c
  9. #899968
  10. #858c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1eeb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4efd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ed2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2f4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aefb08 {
  color: #aefb08;
}
Background
.bg-aefb08 {
  background-color: #aefb08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aefb08 {
  border: 2px solid #aefb08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aefb08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 251 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aefb08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aefb08, #34fb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aefb08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 251 8 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 0.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.65 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.25 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.27 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.17 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.40 #5104f7 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aefb08  rgb(174, 251, 8)  hsl(79, 97%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5508fb  rgb(85, 8, 251)  hsl(259, 97%, 51%)  Han Purple
#08aefb  rgb(8, 174, 251)  hsl(199, 97%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb08ae  rgb(251, 8, 174)  hsl(319, 97%, 51%)  Shocking Pink