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#AFF428

#aff428 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aff428 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, 95.69% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.61% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 80.29°, with 90.27% saturation and 55.69% 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 15.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.7397

Complementary

  1. #aff428
  2. #6d28f4

Split complementary

  1. #aff428
  2. #2849f4
  3. #d328f4

Analogous

  1. #f4d328
  2. #aff428
  3. #49f428

Triadic

  1. #aff428
  2. #28aff4
  3. #f428af

Tetradic

  1. #aff428
  2. #28f46d
  3. #6d28f4
  4. #f428af

Square

  1. #aff428
  2. #28f4d3
  3. #6d28f4
  4. #f42849

Monochromatic

  1. #557d06
  2. #86c50a
  3. #aff428
  4. #caf871
  5. #e5fbba

Shades

#aff428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aff428
  2. #9edc24
  3. #8cc320
  4. #7bab1c
  5. #699218
  6. #587a14
  7. #466210
  8. #35490c
  9. #233108
  10. #121804
  11. #000000

Tints

#aff428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aff428
  2. #b7f53e
  3. #bff653
  4. #c7f769
  5. #cff87e
  6. #d7fa94
  7. #dffba9
  8. #e7fcbf
  9. #effdd4
  10. #f7feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aff428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aff428
  2. #aae831
  3. #a6dd3a
  4. #a1d142
  5. #9cc64b
  6. #98ba54
  7. #93ae5d
  8. #8ea366
  9. #89976e
  10. #858c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6e9d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee739 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3eda7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aff428 {
  color: #aff428;
}
Background
.bg-aff428 {
  background-color: #aff428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aff428 {
  border: 2px solid #aff428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aff428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 244 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aff428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aff428, #49f428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aff428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 244 40 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.23 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.63 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.82 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.84 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.84 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.69 #500bd7 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aff428  rgb(175, 244, 40)  hsl(80, 90%, 56%)  Spring Bud
#6d28f4  rgb(109, 40, 244)  hsl(260, 90%, 56%)  Electric Indigo
#28aff4  rgb(40, 175, 244)  hsl(200, 90%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f428af  rgb(244, 40, 175)  hsl(320, 90%, 56%)  Shocking Pink