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#AEE252

#aee252 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aee252 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, 88.63% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.72% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 81.67°, with 71.29% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.64

Complementary

  1. #aee252
  2. #8652e2

Split complementary

  1. #aee252
  2. #5266e2
  3. #ce52e2

Analogous

  1. #e2ce52
  2. #aee252
  3. #66e252

Triadic

  1. #aee252
  2. #52aee2
  3. #e252ae

Tetradic

  1. #aee252
  2. #52e286
  3. #8652e2
  4. #e252ae

Square

  1. #aee252
  2. #52e2ce
  3. #8652e2
  4. #e25266

Monochromatic

  1. #5d8516
  2. #8bc621
  3. #aee252
  4. #cded94
  5. #ebf8d5

Shades

#aee252 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aee252
  2. #9dcb4a
  3. #8bb542
  4. #7a9e39
  5. #688831
  6. #577129
  7. #465a21
  8. #344419
  9. #232d10
  10. #111708
  11. #000000

Tints

#aee252 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aee252
  2. #b6e563
  3. #bee875
  4. #c6eb86
  5. #ceee97
  6. #d7f1a9
  7. #dff3ba
  8. #e7f6cb
  9. #eff9dc
  10. #f7fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aee252 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aee252
  2. #a9d857
  3. #a5ce5b
  4. #a0c560
  5. #9cbb64
  6. #97b169
  7. #92a76e
  8. #8e9d72
  9. #899477
  10. #858a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd340 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d05d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4d8c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aee252 {
  color: #aee252;
}
Background
.bg-aee252 {
  background-color: #aee252;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aee252 {
  border: 2px solid #aee252;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aee252;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 226 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aee252 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aee252, #66e252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aee252 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 226 82 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.96 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.25 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.17 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.19 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.87 #511dad Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aee252  rgb(174, 226, 82)  hsl(82, 71%, 60%)  Inchworm
#8652e2  rgb(134, 82, 226)  hsl(262, 71%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#52aee2  rgb(82, 174, 226)  hsl(202, 71%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#e252ae  rgb(226, 82, 174)  hsl(322, 71%, 60%)  Persian Rose