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#AEFF38

#aeff38 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aeff38 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, 100% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 84.42°, with 100% saturation and 60.98% 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 17.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 0.48.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.808

Complementary

  1. #aeff38
  2. #8938ff

Split complementary

  1. #aeff38
  2. #384bff
  3. #ec38ff

Analogous

  1. #ffec38
  2. #aeff38
  3. #4bff38

Triadic

  1. #aeff38
  2. #38aeff
  3. #ff38ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeff38
  2. #38ff89
  3. #8938ff
  4. #ff38ae

Square

  1. #aeff38
  2. #38ffec
  3. #8938ff
  4. #ff384b

Monochromatic

  1. #5e9e00
  2. #8bea00
  3. #aeff38
  4. #cdff84
  5. #ecffd1

Shades

#aeff38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeff38
  2. #9de632
  3. #8bcc2d
  4. #7ab327
  5. #689922
  6. #57801c
  7. #466616
  8. #344d11
  9. #23330b
  10. #111a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeff38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeff38
  2. #b6ff4c
  3. #beff60
  4. #c6ff74
  5. #ceff88
  6. #d7ff9c
  7. #dfffaf
  8. #e7ffc3
  9. #efffd7
  10. #f7ffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeff38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeff38
  2. #a9f23f
  3. #a5e646
  4. #a0d94e
  5. #9ccc55
  6. #97c05c
  7. #92b363
  8. #8ea66a
  9. #899972
  10. #858d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3f2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe64e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2f4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebf41b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4f146 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1f8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeff38 {
  color: #aeff38;
}
Background
.bg-aeff38 {
  background-color: #aeff38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeff38 {
  border: 2px solid #aeff38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeff38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 255 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeff38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeff38, #4bff38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeff38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 255 56 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 0.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.78 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.47 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.71 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.52 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.23 #5100c7 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#aeff38  rgb(174, 255, 56)  hsl(84, 100%, 61%)  Green Yellow
#8938ff  rgb(137, 56, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 61%)  Vivid Violet
#38aeff  rgb(56, 174, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#ff38ae  rgb(255, 56, 174)  hsl(324, 100%, 61%)  Persian Rose