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#AFF221

#aff221 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aff221 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, 94.9% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 79.23°, with 88.94% saturation and 53.92% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7273

Complementary

  1. #aff221
  2. #6421f2

Split complementary

  1. #aff221
  2. #2147f2
  3. #cc21f2

Analogous

  1. #f2cc21
  2. #aff221
  3. #47f221

Triadic

  1. #aff221
  2. #21aff2
  3. #f221af

Tetradic

  1. #aff221
  2. #21f264
  3. #6421f2
  4. #f221af

Square

  1. #aff221
  2. #21f2cc
  3. #6421f2
  4. #f22147

Monochromatic

  1. #507307
  2. #83bc0b
  3. #aff221
  4. #c9f669
  5. #e3fab2

Shades

#aff221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aff221
  2. #9eda1e
  3. #8cc21a
  4. #7ba917
  5. #699114
  6. #587911
  7. #46610d
  8. #35490a
  9. #233007
  10. #121803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aff221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aff221
  2. #b7f337
  3. #bff54d
  4. #c7f664
  5. #cff77a
  6. #d7f990
  7. #dffaa6
  8. #e7fbbc
  9. #effcd3
  10. #f7fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aff221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aff221
  2. #aae72b
  3. #a6db34
  4. #a1d03e
  5. #9cc447
  6. #98b951
  7. #93ae5a
  8. #8ea264
  9. #89976d
  10. #858b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6e6ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3eba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aff221 {
  color: #aff221;
}
Background
.bg-aff221 {
  background-color: #aff221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aff221 {
  border: 2px solid #aff221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aff221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 242 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 89% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aff221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aff221, #47f221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aff221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 242 33 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.77 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.18 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.21 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.53 #500dde Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aff221  rgb(175, 242, 33)  hsl(79, 89%, 54%)  Spring Bud
#6421f2  rgb(100, 33, 242)  hsl(259, 89%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21aff2  rgb(33, 175, 242)  hsl(199, 89%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f221af  rgb(242, 33, 175)  hsl(319, 89%, 54%)  Shocking Pink