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#AFEC00

#afec00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#afec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 75.51°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 14.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.691

Complementary

  1. #afec00
  2. #3d00ec

Split complementary

  1. #afec00
  2. #0039ec
  3. #b300ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb300
  2. #afec00
  3. #39ec00

Triadic

  1. #afec00
  2. #00afec
  3. #ec00af

Tetradic

  1. #afec00
  2. #00ec3d
  3. #3d00ec
  4. #ec00af

Square

  1. #afec00
  2. #00ecb3
  3. #3d00ec
  4. #ec0039

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5300
  2. #769f00
  3. #afec00
  4. #ccff39
  5. #e0ff86

Shades

#afec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afec00
  2. #9ed400
  3. #8cbd00
  4. #7ba500
  5. #698e00
  6. #587600
  7. #465e00
  8. #354700
  9. #232f00
  10. #121800
  11. #000000

Tints

#afec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afec00
  2. #b7ee1a
  3. #bff033
  4. #c7f24d
  5. #cff466
  6. #d7f680
  7. #dff799
  8. #e7f9b3
  9. #effbcc
  10. #f7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afec00
  2. #aae10d
  3. #a6d61a
  4. #a1cc26
  5. #9cc133
  6. #98b640
  7. #93ab4d
  8. #8ea05a
  9. #899666
  10. #858b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4e5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afec00 {
  color: #afec00;
}
Background
.bg-afec00 {
  background-color: #afec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afec00 {
  border: 2px solid #afec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afec00, #39ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.57 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.07 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.32 #5013ff Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#afec00  rgb(175, 236, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#3d00ec  rgb(61, 0, 236)  hsl(256, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00afec  rgb(0, 175, 236)  hsl(196, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00af  rgb(236, 0, 175)  hsl(316, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink