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#AAEF4E

#aaef4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aaef4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 85.71°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 15.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.7083

Complementary

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #934eef

Split complementary

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #4e5aef
  3. #e34eef

Analogous

  1. #efe34e
  2. #aaef4e
  3. #5aef4e

Triadic

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #4eaaef
  3. #ef4eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #4eef93
  3. #934eef
  4. #ef4eaa

Square

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #4eefe3
  3. #934eef
  4. #ef4e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #5c960e
  2. #87dd14
  3. #aaef4e
  4. #ccf594
  5. #edfcda

Shades

#aaef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #99d746
  3. #88bf3e
  4. #77a737
  5. #668f2f
  6. #557827
  7. #44601f
  8. #334817
  9. #223010
  10. #111808
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #b3f160
  3. #bbf271
  4. #c4f483
  5. #ccf595
  6. #d5f7a7
  7. #ddf9b8
  8. #e6faca
  9. #eefcdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaef4e
  2. #a6e453
  3. #a2d958
  4. #9dce5d
  5. #99c362
  6. #95b867
  7. #91ac6c
  8. #8da171
  9. #889676
  10. #848b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fade36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d95c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dee541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8e256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ade9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaef4e {
  color: #aaef4e;
}
Background
.bg-aaef4e {
  background-color: #aaef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaef4e {
  border: 2px solid #aaef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaef4e, #5aef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.73 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.01 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.90 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.67 #5510b1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aaef4e  rgb(170, 239, 78)  hsl(86, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm
#934eef  rgb(147, 78, 239)  hsl(266, 83%, 62%)  Vivid Violet
#4eaaef  rgb(78, 170, 239)  hsl(206, 83%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ef4eaa  rgb(239, 78, 170)  hsl(326, 83%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry