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#AAD855 Color

#AAD855 is rgb(170, 216, 85) in RGB, hsl(81, 63%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD855
HEX#AAD855
RGBrgb(170, 216, 85)
HSLhsl(81, 63%, 59%)
HSVhsv(81, 61%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.166 126.2)
LABlab(81.14% -30.08 57.52)
LCHlch(81.14% 64.91 117.61)

What #AAD855 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 #AAD855, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAD855 Channel Values

How #AAD855 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 216 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 63% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 61% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD855 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAD855

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD855; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AAD855

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.

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Shades

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How #AAD855 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#AAD855
Protanopia#D1D156
Protanomaly#C3D455
Deuteranopia#CACA59
Deuteranomaly#BED057
Tritanopia#B8CDCD
Tritanomaly#B2D2AA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD855 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad855: #AAD855;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD855;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad855': '#AAD855' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.847, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_aad855">#AAD855</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD855"

More Green Colors

#AAD855 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAD855 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD855?

#AAD855 is a mid-tone green — rgb(170, 216, 85) in RGB and hsl(81, 63%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.98.

What is the RGB value of #AAD855?

#AAD855 is rgb(170, 216, 85) — red 170, green 216, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD855?

#AAD855 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 61%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD855 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD855 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD855 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD855 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 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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