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#AFF956

#aff956 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aff956 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.46% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 87.24°, with 93.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 16.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.7754

Complementary

  1. #aff956
  2. #a056f9

Split complementary

  1. #aff956
  2. #565ef9
  3. #f256f9

Analogous

  1. #f9f256
  2. #aff956
  3. #5ef956

Triadic

  1. #aff956
  2. #56aff9
  3. #f956af

Tetradic

  1. #aff956
  2. #56f9a0
  3. #a056f9
  4. #f956af

Square

  1. #aff956
  2. #56f9f2
  3. #a056f9
  4. #f9565e

Monochromatic

  1. #63b006
  2. #8cf60c
  3. #aff956
  4. #d2fca0
  5. #f5feea

Shades

#aff956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aff956
  2. #9ee04d
  3. #8cc745
  4. #7bae3c
  5. #699534
  6. #587d2b
  7. #466422
  8. #354b1a
  9. #233211
  10. #121909
  11. #000000

Tints

#aff956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aff956
  2. #b7fa67
  3. #bffa78
  4. #c7fb89
  5. #cffb9a
  6. #d7fcab
  7. #dffdbb
  8. #e7fdcc
  9. #effedd
  10. #f7feee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aff956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aff956
  2. #aaed5a
  3. #a6e15e
  4. #a1d563
  5. #9cc967
  6. #98bd6b
  7. #93b06f
  8. #8ea473
  9. #899878
  10. #858c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1edbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe840 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e263 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3efd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ef4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ec5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1f3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aff956 {
  color: #aff956;
}
Background
.bg-aff956 {
  background-color: #aff956;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aff956 {
  border: 2px solid #aff956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aff956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 249 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 93% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aff956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aff956, #5ef956);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aff956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 249 86 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.19 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.19 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.17 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.49 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.50 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.25 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.48 #5006a9 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aff956  rgb(175, 249, 86)  hsl(87, 93%, 66%)  Inchworm
#a056f9  rgb(160, 86, 249)  hsl(267, 93%, 66%)  Amethyst
#56aff9  rgb(86, 175, 249)  hsl(207, 93%, 66%)  Iceberg
#f956af  rgb(249, 86, 175)  hsl(327, 93%, 66%)  Wild Strawberry