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#AFE72D

#afe72d ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#afe72d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 90.59% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.52% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 78.06°, with 79.49% saturation and 54.12% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6646

Complementary

  1. #afe72d
  2. #652de7

Split complementary

  1. #afe72d
  2. #2d52e7
  3. #c22de7

Analogous

  1. #e7c22d
  2. #afe72d
  3. #52e72d

Triadic

  1. #afe72d
  2. #2dafe7
  3. #e72daf

Tetradic

  1. #afe72d
  2. #2de765
  3. #652de7
  4. #e72daf

Square

  1. #afe72d
  2. #2de7c2
  3. #652de7
  4. #e72d52

Monochromatic

  1. #516e0d
  2. #83b314
  3. #afe72d
  4. #c9ef72
  5. #e3f7b6

Shades

#afe72d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afe72d
  2. #9ed029
  3. #8cb924
  4. #7ba220
  5. #698b1b
  6. #587417
  7. #465c12
  8. #35450e
  9. #232e09
  10. #121705
  11. #000000

Tints

#afe72d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afe72d
  2. #b7e942
  3. #bfec57
  4. #c7ee6c
  5. #cff181
  6. #d7f396
  7. #dff5ab
  8. #e7f8c0
  9. #effad5
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afe72d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afe72d
  2. #aadd35
  3. #a6d23e
  4. #a1c846
  5. #9cbe4e
  6. #98b457
  7. #93a95f
  8. #8e9f67
  9. #89956f
  10. #858a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7dcab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd442 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7dcc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcde0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6dc3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afe72d {
  color: #afe72d;
}
Background
.bg-afe72d {
  background-color: #afe72d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afe72d {
  border: 2px solid #afe72d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afe72d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 231 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afe72d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afe72d, #52e72d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afe72d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 231 45 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.08 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.47 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.30 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.82 #5018d2 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#afe72d  rgb(175, 231, 45)  hsl(78, 79%, 54%)  Inchworm
#652de7  rgb(101, 45, 231)  hsl(258, 79%, 54%)  Han Purple
#2dafe7  rgb(45, 175, 231)  hsl(198, 79%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e72daf  rgb(231, 45, 175)  hsl(318, 79%, 54%)  Shocking Pink