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#AAEC79

#aaec79 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aaec79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 94.43°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.6992

Complementary

  1. #aaec79
  2. #bb79ec

Split complementary

  1. #aaec79
  2. #8179ec
  3. #ec79e4

Analogous

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #aaec79
  3. #79ec81

Triadic

  1. #aaec79
  2. #79aaec
  3. #ec79aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaec79
  2. #79ecbb
  3. #bb79ec
  4. #ec79aa

Square

  1. #aaec79
  2. #79e4ec
  3. #bb79ec
  4. #ec8179

Monochromatic

  1. #5bb319
  2. #80e236
  3. #aaec79
  4. #d5f5bc
  5. #f4fced

Shades

#aaec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaec79
  2. #99d46d
  3. #88bd61
  4. #77a555
  5. #668e49
  6. #55763d
  7. #445e30
  8. #334724
  9. #222f18
  10. #11180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaec79
  2. #b3ee86
  3. #bbf094
  4. #c4f2a1
  5. #ccf4af
  6. #d5f6bc
  7. #ddf7c9
  8. #e6f9d7
  9. #eefbe4
  10. #f7fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaec79
  2. #a6e17a
  3. #a2d67a
  4. #9dcc7b
  5. #99c17c
  6. #95b67d
  7. #91ab7d
  8. #8da07e
  9. #88967f
  10. #848b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e1bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4dd6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead880 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe4d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4e07d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aae7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaec79 {
  color: #aaec79;
}
Background
.bg-aaec79 {
  background-color: #aaec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaec79 {
  border: 2px solid #aaec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaec79, #79ec81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.26 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.88 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.32 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.61 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.20 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.13 #551386 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aaec79  rgb(170, 236, 121)  hsl(94, 75%, 70%)  Inchworm
#bb79ec  rgb(187, 121, 236)  hsl(274, 75%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#79aaec  rgb(121, 170, 236)  hsl(214, 75%, 70%)  Iceberg
#ec79aa  rgb(236, 121, 170)  hsl(334, 75%, 70%)  Thulian Pink