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#AFFC09

#affc09 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#affc09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 79.01°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 0.97.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7875

Complementary

  1. #affc09
  2. #5609fc

Split complementary

  1. #affc09
  2. #0936fc
  3. #cf09fc

Analogous

  1. #fccf09
  2. #affc09
  3. #36fc09

Triadic

  1. #affc09
  2. #09affc
  3. #fc09af

Tetradic

  1. #affc09
  2. #09fc56
  3. #5609fc
  4. #fc09af

Square

  1. #affc09
  2. #09fccf
  3. #5609fc
  4. #fc0936

Monochromatic

  1. #496b01
  2. #7db602
  3. #affc09
  4. #c8fd55
  5. #e0fea0

Shades

#affc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #affc09
  2. #9ee308
  3. #8cca07
  4. #7bb006
  5. #699705
  6. #587e05
  7. #466504
  8. #354c03
  9. #233202
  10. #121901
  11. #000000

Tints

#affc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #affc09
  2. #b7fc22
  3. #bffd3a
  4. #c7fd53
  5. #cffd6b
  6. #d7fe84
  7. #dffe9d
  8. #e7feb5
  9. #effece
  10. #f7ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#affc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #affc09
  2. #aaf015
  3. #a6e321
  4. #a1d72d
  5. #9cca39
  6. #98be45
  7. #93b250
  8. #8ea55c
  9. #899968
  10. #858c74
  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 #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2efb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee438 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5f0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaf100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ee2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3f5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-affc09 {
  color: #affc09;
}
Background
.bg-affc09 {
  background-color: #affc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-affc09 {
  border: 2px solid #affc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #affc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 252 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-affc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #affc09, #36fc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-affc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 252 9 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 0.97 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.61 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.14 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.31 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.29 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.31 #5003f6 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#affc09  rgb(175, 252, 9)  hsl(79, 98%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5609fc  rgb(86, 9, 252)  hsl(259, 98%, 51%)  Han Purple
#09affc  rgb(9, 175, 252)  hsl(199, 98%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc09af  rgb(252, 9, 175)  hsl(319, 98%, 51%)  Shocking Pink