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#AEEE4E

#aeee4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aeee4e 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, 93.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 15.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.707

Complementary

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #8e4eee

Split complementary

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #4e5eee
  3. #de4eee

Analogous

  1. #eede4e
  2. #aeee4e
  3. #5eee4e

Triadic

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #4eaeee
  3. #ee4eae

Tetradic

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #4eee8e
  3. #8e4eee
  4. #ee4eae

Square

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #4eeede
  3. #8e4eee
  4. #ee4e5e

Monochromatic

  1. #5f950e
  2. #8bdb15
  3. #aeee4e
  4. #cef594
  5. #eefbda

Shades

#aeee4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #9dd646
  3. #8bbe3e
  4. #7aa737
  5. #688f2f
  6. #577727
  7. #465f1f
  8. #344717
  9. #233010
  10. #111808
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeee4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #b6f060
  3. #bef171
  4. #c6f383
  5. #cef595
  6. #d7f7a7
  7. #dff8b8
  8. #e7faca
  9. #effcdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeee4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeee4e
  2. #a9e353
  3. #a5d858
  4. #a0cd5d
  5. #9cc262
  6. #97b767
  7. #92ac6c
  8. #8ea171
  9. #899676
  10. #858b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cae3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9de36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d95b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3e4ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe441 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1e8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeee4e {
  color: #aeee4e;
}
Background
.bg-aeee4e {
  background-color: #aeee4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeee4e {
  border: 2px solid #aeee4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeee4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 238 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeee4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeee4e, #5eee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeee4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 238 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.32 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.55 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.72 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.31 #5111b1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aeee4e  rgb(174, 238, 78)  hsl(84, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm
#8e4eee  rgb(142, 78, 238)  hsl(264, 82%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#4eaeee  rgb(78, 174, 238)  hsl(204, 82%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ee4eae  rgb(238, 78, 174)  hsl(324, 82%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry