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#AFE272

#afe272 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#afe272 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 88.63% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.56% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 87.32°, with 65.88% saturation and 66.67% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.6472

Complementary

  1. #afe272
  2. #a572e2

Split complementary

  1. #afe272
  2. #7277e2
  3. #dd72e2

Analogous

  1. #e2dd72
  2. #afe272
  3. #77e272

Triadic

  1. #afe272
  2. #72afe2
  3. #e272af

Tetradic

  1. #afe272
  2. #72e2a5
  3. #a572e2
  4. #e272af

Square

  1. #afe272
  2. #72e2dd
  3. #a572e2
  4. #e27277

Monochromatic

  1. #639b20
  2. #8bd533
  3. #afe272
  4. #d3efb1
  5. #f5fcee

Shades

#afe272 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afe272
  2. #9ecb67
  3. #8cb55b
  4. #7b9e50
  5. #698844
  6. #587139
  7. #465a2e
  8. #354422
  9. #232d17
  10. #12170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#afe272 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afe272
  2. #b7e580
  3. #bfe88e
  4. #c7eb9c
  5. #cfeeaa
  6. #d7f1b9
  7. #dff3c7
  8. #e7f6d5
  9. #eff9e3
  10. #f7fcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afe272 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afe272
  2. #aad873
  3. #a6ce75
  4. #a1c576
  5. #9cbb78
  6. #98b179
  7. #93a77a
  8. #8e9d7c
  9. #89947d
  10. #858a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd568 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d179 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dac8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6da6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d876 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1ddac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afe272 {
  color: #afe272;
}
Background
.bg-afe272 {
  background-color: #afe272;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afe272 {
  border: 2px solid #afe272;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afe272;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 226 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 66% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afe272 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afe272, #77e272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afe272 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 226 114 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.01 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.72 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.37 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.17 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.20 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.35 #501d8d Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#afe272  rgb(175, 226, 114)  hsl(87, 66%, 67%)  Inchworm
#a572e2  rgb(165, 114, 226)  hsl(267, 66%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#72afe2  rgb(114, 175, 226)  hsl(207, 66%, 67%)  Iceberg
#e272af  rgb(226, 114, 175)  hsl(327, 66%, 67%)  Thulian Pink