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#AFFC00

#affc00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#affc00 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, 98.82% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 78.33°, with 100% saturation and 49.41% 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 16.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.04.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7873

Complementary

  1. #affc00
  2. #4d00fc

Split complementary

  1. #affc00
  2. #0031fc
  3. #cb00fc

Analogous

  1. #fccb00
  2. #affc00
  3. #31fc00

Triadic

  1. #affc00
  2. #00affc
  3. #fc00af

Tetradic

  1. #affc00
  2. #00fc4d
  3. #4d00fc
  4. #fc00af

Square

  1. #affc00
  2. #00fccb
  3. #4d00fc
  4. #fc0031

Monochromatic

  1. #456300
  2. #7aaf00
  3. #affc00
  4. #c8ff49
  5. #dfff96

Shades

#affc00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #affc00
  2. #9ee300
  3. #8cca00
  4. #7bb000
  5. #699700
  6. #587e00
  7. #466500
  8. #354c00
  9. #233200
  10. #121900
  11. #000000

Tints

#affc00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #affc00
  2. #b7fc1a
  3. #bffd33
  4. #c7fd4d
  5. #cffd66
  6. #d7fe80
  7. #dffe99
  8. #e7feb3
  9. #effecc
  10. #f7ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#affc00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #affc00
  2. #aaf00d
  3. #a6e31a
  4. #a1d726
  5. #9cca33
  6. #98be40
  7. #93b24d
  8. #8ea55a
  9. #899966
  10. #858c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2efb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5f0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaf100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ee29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3f5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-affc00 {
  color: #affc00;
}
Background
.bg-affc00 {
  background-color: #affc00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-affc00 {
  border: 2px solid #affc00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #affc00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 252 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-affc00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #affc00, #31fc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-affc00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 252 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.04 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.74 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.07 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.38 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.40 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.24 #5003ff Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#affc00  rgb(175, 252, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#4d00fc  rgb(77, 0, 252)  hsl(258, 100%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#00affc  rgb(0, 175, 252)  hsl(198, 100%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc00af  rgb(252, 0, 175)  hsl(318, 100%, 49%)  Shocking Pink