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#AFF951

#aff951 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aff951 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 97.65% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.47% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 86.43°, with 93.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 16.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.7746

Complementary

  1. #aff951
  2. #9b51f9

Split complementary

  1. #aff951
  2. #515bf9
  3. #ef51f9

Analogous

  1. #f9ef51
  2. #aff951
  3. #5bf951

Triadic

  1. #aff951
  2. #51aff9
  3. #f951af

Tetradic

  1. #aff951
  2. #51f99b
  3. #9b51f9
  4. #f951af

Square

  1. #aff951
  2. #51f9ef
  3. #9b51f9
  4. #f9515b

Monochromatic

  1. #62ab06
  2. #8df508
  3. #aff951
  4. #d1fc9b
  5. #f3fee5

Shades

#aff951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aff951
  2. #9ee049
  3. #8cc741
  4. #7bae39
  5. #699531
  6. #587d29
  7. #466420
  8. #354b18
  9. #233210
  10. #121908
  11. #000000

Tints

#aff951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aff951
  2. #b7fa62
  3. #bffa74
  4. #c7fb85
  5. #cffb97
  6. #d7fca8
  7. #dffdb9
  8. #e7fdcb
  9. #effedc
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aff951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aff951
  2. #aaed56
  3. #a6e15a
  4. #a1d55f
  5. #9cc964
  6. #98bd69
  7. #93b06d
  8. #8ea472
  9. #899877
  10. #858c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe738 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae25f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3efd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ef43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ec5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1f3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aff951 {
  color: #aff951;
}
Background
.bg-aff951 {
  background-color: #aff951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aff951 {
  border: 2px solid #aff951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aff951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 249 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 93% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aff951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aff951, #5bf951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aff951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 249 81 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.34 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.72 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.32 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.35 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.47 #5006ae Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#aff951  rgb(175, 249, 81)  hsl(86, 93%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#9b51f9  rgb(155, 81, 249)  hsl(266, 93%, 65%)  Electric Purple
#51aff9  rgb(81, 175, 249)  hsl(206, 93%, 65%)  Carolina Blue
#f951af  rgb(249, 81, 175)  hsl(326, 93%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry