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#AFFC4E

#affc4e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#affc4e 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, 98.82% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 86.55°, with 96.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.7928

Complementary

  1. #affc4e
  2. #9b4efc

Split complementary

  1. #affc4e
  2. #4e58fc
  3. #f24efc

Analogous

  1. #fcf24e
  2. #affc4e
  3. #58fc4e

Triadic

  1. #affc4e
  2. #4eaffc
  3. #fc4eaf

Tetradic

  1. #affc4e
  2. #4efc9b
  3. #9b4efc
  4. #fc4eaf

Square

  1. #affc4e
  2. #4efcf2
  3. #9b4efc
  4. #fc4e58

Monochromatic

  1. #62ae03
  2. #8df904
  3. #affc4e
  4. #d1fd99
  5. #f3ffe4

Shades

#affc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #affc4e
  2. #9ee346
  3. #8cca3e
  4. #7bb037
  5. #69972f
  6. #587e27
  7. #46651f
  8. #354c17
  9. #233210
  10. #121908
  11. #000000

Tints

#affc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #affc4e
  2. #b7fc60
  3. #bffd71
  4. #c7fd83
  5. #cffd95
  6. #d7fea7
  7. #dffeb8
  8. #e7feca
  9. #effedc
  10. #f7ffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#affc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #affc4e
  2. #aaf053
  3. #a6e358
  4. #a1d75d
  5. #9cca62
  6. #98be67
  7. #93b26c
  8. #8ea571
  9. #899976
  10. #858c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2efbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde45d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3f1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9f13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ee58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1f6b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-affc4e {
  color: #affc4e;
}
Background
.bg-affc4e {
  background-color: #affc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-affc4e {
  border: 2px solid #affc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #affc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 252 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-affc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #affc4e, #58fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-affc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 252 78 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.05 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.95 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.06 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.61 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.28 #5003b1 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#affc4e  rgb(175, 252, 78)  hsl(87, 97%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#9b4efc  rgb(155, 78, 252)  hsl(267, 97%, 65%)  Electric Purple
#4eaffc  rgb(78, 175, 252)  hsl(207, 97%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#fc4eaf  rgb(252, 78, 175)  hsl(327, 97%, 65%)  Wild Strawberry