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#AEBE21

#aebe21 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aebe21 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 66.11°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4594

Complementary

  1. #aebe21
  2. #3121be

Split complementary

  1. #aebe21
  2. #2160be
  3. #8021be

Analogous

  1. #be8021
  2. #aebe21
  3. #60be21

Triadic

  1. #aebe21
  2. #21aebe
  3. #be21ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebe21
  2. #21be31
  3. #3121be
  4. #be21ae

Square

  1. #aebe21
  2. #21be80
  3. #3121be
  4. #be2160

Monochromatic

  1. #373c0a
  2. #727d16
  3. #aebe21
  4. #d1e04c
  5. #e2eb8d

Shades

#aebe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebe21
  2. #9dab1e
  3. #8b981a
  4. #7a8517
  5. #687214
  6. #575f11
  7. #464c0d
  8. #34390a
  9. #232607
  10. #111303
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebe21
  2. #b6c537
  3. #becb4d
  4. #c6d264
  5. #ced87a
  6. #d7df90
  7. #dfe5a6
  8. #e7ecbc
  9. #eff2d3
  10. #f7f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebe21
  2. #a9b82b
  3. #a5b234
  4. #a0ab3e
  5. #9ca547
  6. #979f51
  7. #92995a
  8. #8e9364
  9. #898c6d
  10. #858677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bab3a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0b92c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebe21 {
  color: #aebe21;
}
Background
.bg-aebe21 {
  background-color: #aebe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebe21 {
  border: 2px solid #aebe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebe21, #60be21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.25 #5141de Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#aebe21  rgb(174, 190, 33)  hsl(66, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green
#3121be  rgb(49, 33, 190)  hsl(246, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21aebe  rgb(33, 174, 190)  hsl(186, 70%, 44%)  Verdigris
#be21ae  rgb(190, 33, 174)  hsl(306, 70%, 44%)  Purpureus