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#AAEC4E

#aaec4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aaec4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 85.06°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 14.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.6909

Complementary

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #904eec

Split complementary

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #4e5bec
  3. #df4eec

Analogous

  1. #ecdf4e
  2. #aaec4e
  3. #5bec4e

Triadic

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #4eaaec
  3. #ec4eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #4eec90
  3. #904eec
  4. #ec4eaa

Square

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #4eecdf
  3. #904eec
  4. #ec4e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #5b9110
  2. #87d617
  3. #aaec4e
  4. #cbf393
  5. #ecfbd8

Shades

#aaec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #99d446
  3. #88bd3e
  4. #77a537
  5. #668e2f
  6. #557627
  7. #445e1f
  8. #334717
  9. #222f10
  10. #111808
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #b3ee60
  3. #bbf071
  4. #c4f283
  5. #ccf495
  6. #d5f6a7
  7. #ddf7b8
  8. #e6f9ca
  9. #eefbdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaec4e
  2. #a6e153
  3. #a2d658
  4. #9dcc5d
  5. #99c162
  6. #95b667
  7. #91ab6c
  8. #8da071
  9. #889676
  10. #848b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed75b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce241 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ade6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaec4e {
  color: #aaec4e;
}
Background
.bg-aaec4e {
  background-color: #aaec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaec4e {
  border: 2px solid #aaec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaec4e, #5bec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.85 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.32 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.49 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.72 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.18 #5513b1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aaec4e  rgb(170, 236, 78)  hsl(85, 81%, 62%)  Inchworm
#904eec  rgb(144, 78, 236)  hsl(265, 81%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#4eaaec  rgb(78, 170, 236)  hsl(205, 81%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ec4eaa  rgb(236, 78, 170)  hsl(325, 81%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry