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#AABE3C Color

#AABE3C is rgb(170, 190, 60) in RGB, hsl(69, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AABE3C
HEX#AABE3C
RGBrgb(170, 190, 60)
HSLhsl(69, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(69, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.153 117.8)
LABlab(73.63% -19.74 59.74)
LCHlch(73.63% 62.92 108.29)

What #AABE3C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AABE3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 8.58June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.13Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.61Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.49Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.88Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#AABE3C Channel Values

How #AABE3C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 190 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AABE3C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AABE3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AABE3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AABE3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AABE3C
Complementary
#4F3CBE
Analogous
#BE903C
Analogous
#69BE3C
Triadic
#3CAABE
Triadic
#BE3CAA
Split comp.
#3C69BE
Split comp.
#903CBE

Tints & Shades of #AABE3C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B8C954
#C3D270
#CEDA8B
#DAE3A6
#E5EBC1
#F0F4DC

Shades

#96A735
#7D8C2C
#687425
#50591C
#3B4215
#23270C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AABE3C.

How #AABE3C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AABE3C
Protanopia#BBBB3C
Protanomaly#B4BC3C
Deuteranopia#B8B83E
Deuteranomaly#B2BA3D
Tritanopia#B5B4B4
Tritanomaly#B1B893
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AABE3C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aabe3c: #AABE3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AABE3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aabe3c': '#AABE3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.745, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_aabe3c">#AABE3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AABE3C"

More Green Colors

#AABE3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AABE3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AABE3C?

#AABE3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 190, 60) in RGB and hsl(69, 52%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #AABE3C?

#AABE3C is rgb(170, 190, 60) — red 170, green 190, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AABE3C?

#AABE3C converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AABE3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AABE3C scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AABE3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AABE3C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.93, which is visibly different.

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