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#AEFE4E

#aefe4e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aefe4e 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, 99.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 98.88% 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 17.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.8043

Complementary

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #9e4efe

Split complementary

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #4e56fe
  3. #f64efe

Analogous

  1. #fef64e
  2. #aefe4e
  3. #56fe4e

Triadic

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #4eaefe
  3. #fe4eae

Tetradic

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #4efe9e
  3. #9e4efe
  4. #fe4eae

Square

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #4efef6
  3. #9e4efe
  4. #fe4e56

Monochromatic

  1. #62b201
  2. #8bfe02
  3. #aefe4e
  4. #d1fe9a
  5. #f4ffe6

Shades

#aefe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #9de546
  3. #8bcb3e
  4. #7ab237
  5. #68982f
  6. #577f27
  7. #46661f
  8. #344c17
  9. #233310
  10. #111908
  11. #000000

Tints

#aefe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #b6fe60
  3. #befe71
  4. #c6fe83
  5. #cefe95
  6. #d7ffa7
  7. #dfffb8
  8. #e7ffca
  9. #efffdc
  10. #f7ffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aefe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aefe4e
  2. #a9f153
  3. #a5e558
  4. #a0d85d
  5. #9ccc62
  6. #97bf67
  7. #92b26c
  8. #8ea671
  9. #899976
  10. #858d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3f1be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee65e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1f4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaf33f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2f058 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0f8b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aefe4e {
  color: #aefe4e;
}
Background
.bg-aefe4e {
  background-color: #aefe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aefe4e {
  border: 2px solid #aefe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aefe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 254 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aefe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aefe4e, #56fe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aefe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 254 78 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.47 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.70 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.86 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.74 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.03 #5101b1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#aefe4e  rgb(174, 254, 78)  hsl(87, 99%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#9e4efe  rgb(158, 78, 254)  hsl(267, 99%, 65%)  Electric Purple
#4eaefe  rgb(78, 174, 254)  hsl(207, 99%, 65%)  Iceberg
#fe4eae  rgb(254, 78, 174)  hsl(327, 99%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry