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#AFFA42

#affa42 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#affa42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 98.04% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 84.46°, with 94.85% saturation and 61.96% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7788

Complementary

  1. #affa42
  2. #8d42fa

Split complementary

  1. #affa42
  2. #4253fa
  3. #e942fa

Analogous

  1. #fae942
  2. #affa42
  3. #53fa42

Triadic

  1. #affa42
  2. #42affa
  3. #fa42af

Tetradic

  1. #affa42
  2. #42fa8d
  3. #8d42fa
  4. #fa42af

Square

  1. #affa42
  2. #42fae9
  3. #8d42fa
  4. #fa4253

Monochromatic

  1. #609f04
  2. #8de906
  3. #affa42
  4. #cffc8d
  5. #eefed7

Shades

#affa42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #affa42
  2. #9ee13b
  3. #8cc835
  4. #7baf2e
  5. #699628
  6. #587d21
  7. #46641a
  8. #354b14
  9. #23320d
  10. #121907
  11. #000000

Tints

#affa42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #affa42
  2. #b7fb55
  3. #bffb68
  4. #c7fc7b
  5. #cffc8e
  6. #d7fda1
  7. #dffdb3
  8. #e7fec6
  9. #effed9
  10. #f7ffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#affa42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #affa42
  2. #aaee48
  3. #a6e24e
  4. #a1d555
  5. #9cc95b
  6. #98bd61
  7. #93b167
  8. #8ea56d
  9. #899874
  10. #858c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1edba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe819 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe354 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4efd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8ef2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ec4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2f4af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-affa42 {
  color: #affa42;
}
Background
.bg-affa42 {
  background-color: #affa42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-affa42 {
  border: 2px solid #affa42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #affa42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 250 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-affa42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #affa42, #53fa42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-affa42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 250 66 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.18 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.97 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.06 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.83 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.53 #5005bd Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#affa42  rgb(175, 250, 66)  hsl(84, 95%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#8d42fa  rgb(141, 66, 250)  hsl(264, 95%, 62%)  Vivid Violet
#42affa  rgb(66, 175, 250)  hsl(204, 95%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#fa42af  rgb(250, 66, 175)  hsl(324, 95%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry