ColorTool
Log in
#AFE901

#afe901 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#afe901 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 91.37% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 99.15% saturation and 45.88% 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 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#99ff00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6739

Complementary

  1. #afe901
  2. #3b01e9

Split complementary

  1. #afe901
  2. #013be9
  3. #af01e9

Analogous

  1. #e9af01
  2. #afe901
  3. #3be901

Triadic

  1. #afe901
  2. #01afe9
  3. #e901af

Tetradic

  1. #afe901
  2. #01e93b
  3. #3b01e9
  4. #e901af

Square

  1. #afe901
  2. #01e9af
  3. #3b01e9
  4. #e9013b

Monochromatic

  1. #3d5100
  2. #769d01
  3. #afe901
  4. #cdfe38
  5. #e0fe85

Shades

#afe901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afe901
  2. #9ed201
  3. #8cba01
  4. #7ba301
  5. #698c01
  6. #587501
  7. #465d00
  8. #354600
  9. #232f00
  10. #121700
  11. #000000

Tints

#afe901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afe901
  2. #b7eb1a
  3. #bfed34
  4. #c7f04d
  5. #cff267
  6. #d7f480
  7. #dff699
  8. #e7f8b3
  9. #effbcc
  10. #f7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afe901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afe901
  2. #aadf0e
  3. #a6d41a
  4. #a1ca27
  5. #9cbf34
  6. #98b541
  7. #93aa4d
  8. #8ea05a
  9. #899567
  10. #858b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8deaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ddc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8de25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-afe901 {
  color: #afe901;
}
Background
.bg-afe901 {
  background-color: #afe901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afe901 {
  border: 2px solid #afe901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afe901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 233 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afe901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afe901, #3be901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afe901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 233 1 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.22 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.37 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.36 #5016fe Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#afe901  rgb(175, 233, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#3b01e9  rgb(59, 1, 233)  hsl(255, 99%, 46%)  Blue
#01afe9  rgb(1, 175, 233)  hsl(195, 99%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e901af  rgb(233, 1, 175)  hsl(315, 99%, 46%)  Shocking Pink