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#AFEF4E

#afef4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#afef4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 93.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.36% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 83.85°, 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 15.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.714

Complementary

  1. #afef4e
  2. #8e4eef

Split complementary

  1. #afef4e
  2. #4e5fef
  3. #df4eef

Analogous

  1. #efdf4e
  2. #afef4e
  3. #5fef4e

Triadic

  1. #afef4e
  2. #4eafef
  3. #ef4eaf

Tetradic

  1. #afef4e
  2. #4eef8e
  3. #8e4eef
  4. #ef4eaf

Square

  1. #afef4e
  2. #4eefdf
  3. #8e4eef
  4. #ef4e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #60960e
  2. #8ddd14
  3. #afef4e
  4. #cff594
  5. #eefcda

Shades

#afef4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afef4e
  2. #9ed746
  3. #8cbf3e
  4. #7ba737
  5. #698f2f
  6. #587827
  7. #46601f
  8. #354817
  9. #233010
  10. #121808
  11. #000000

Tints

#afef4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afef4e
  2. #b7f160
  3. #bff271
  4. #c7f483
  5. #cff595
  6. #d7f7a7
  7. #dff9b8
  8. #e7faca
  9. #effcdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afef4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afef4e
  2. #aae453
  3. #a6d958
  4. #a1ce5d
  5. #9cc362
  6. #98b867
  7. #93ac6c
  8. #8ea171
  9. #899676
  10. #858b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbe4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae356 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afef4e {
  color: #afef4e;
}
Background
.bg-afef4e {
  background-color: #afef4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afef4e {
  border: 2px solid #afef4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afef4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 239 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afef4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afef4e, #5fef4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afef4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 239 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.70 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.43 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.50 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.65 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.12 #5010b1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Inchworm
#afef4e  rgb(175, 239, 78)  hsl(84, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm
#8e4eef  rgb(142, 78, 239)  hsl(264, 83%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#4eafef  rgb(78, 175, 239)  hsl(204, 83%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#ef4eaf  rgb(239, 78, 175)  hsl(324, 83%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry