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#AFF00A

#aff00a ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aff00a 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, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 76.96°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7146

Complementary

  1. #aff00a
  2. #4b0af0

Split complementary

  1. #aff00a
  2. #0a3cf0
  3. #be0af0

Analogous

  1. #f0be0a
  2. #aff00a
  3. #3cf00a

Triadic

  1. #aff00a
  2. #0aaff0
  3. #f00aaf

Tetradic

  1. #aff00a
  2. #0af04b
  3. #4b0af0
  4. #f00aaf

Square

  1. #aff00a
  2. #0af0be
  3. #4b0af0
  4. #f00a3c

Monochromatic

  1. #445d04
  2. #79a707
  3. #aff00a
  4. #c8f84f
  5. #dffb98

Shades

#aff00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aff00a
  2. #9ed809
  3. #8cc008
  4. #7ba807
  5. #699006
  6. #587805
  7. #466004
  8. #354803
  9. #233002
  10. #121801
  11. #000000

Tints

#aff00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aff00a
  2. #b7f223
  3. #bff33b
  4. #c7f554
  5. #cff66c
  6. #d7f885
  7. #dff99d
  8. #e7fbb6
  9. #effcce
  10. #f7fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aff00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aff00a
  2. #aae516
  3. #a6da22
  4. #a1ce2d
  5. #9cc339
  6. #98b845
  7. #93ad51
  8. #8ea25d
  9. #899668
  10. #858b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbe4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dce429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aff00a {
  color: #aff00a;
}
Background
.bg-aff00a {
  background-color: #aff00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aff00a {
  border: 2px solid #aff00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aff00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aff00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aff00a, #3cf00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aff00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.02 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.65 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.32 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.69 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.74 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.23 #500ff5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aff00a  rgb(175, 240, 10)  hsl(77, 92%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#4b0af0  rgb(75, 10, 240)  hsl(257, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0aaff0  rgb(10, 175, 240)  hsl(197, 92%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f00aaf  rgb(240, 10, 175)  hsl(317, 92%, 49%)  Shocking Pink