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#AADA62 Color

#AADA62 is rgb(170, 218, 98) in RGB, hsl(84, 62%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 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 9.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AADA62
HEX#AADA62
RGBrgb(170, 218, 98)
HSLhsl(84, 62%, 62%)
HSVhsv(84, 55%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.158 127.7)
LABlab(81.81% -30.12 52.66)
LCHlch(81.81% 60.67 119.77)

What #AADA62 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 #AADA62, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.3Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.21Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.94Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.22Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 16.53Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 16.62

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

#AADA62 Channel Values

How #AADA62 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 218 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 62% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 55% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AADA62 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AADA62 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AADA62

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AADA62; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AADA62
Complementary
#9262DA
Analogous
#DACE62
Analogous
#6EDA62
Triadic
#62AADA
Triadic
#DA62AA
Split comp.
#626EDA
Split comp.
#CE62DA

Tints & Shades of #AADA62

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

#B5DF77
#C0E48B
#CCE9A0
#D9EFB9
#E4F3CD
#EFF8E2

Shades

#98D241
#81BA2C
#6A9924
#53781C
#3C5714
#22320C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AADA62.

How #AADA62 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#AADA62
Protanopia#D3D363
Protanomaly#C4D662
Deuteranopia#CCCC65
Deuteranomaly#BFD264
Tritanopia#B7D0D0
Tritanomaly#B2D4AE
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AADA62 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aada62: #AADA62;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AADA62;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aada62': '#AADA62' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.855, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_aada62">#AADA62</color>
SVG fillfill="#AADA62"

More Green Colors

#AADA62 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AADA62 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AADA62?

#AADA62 is a light green — rgb(170, 218, 98) in RGB and hsl(84, 62%, 62%) 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 9.3.

What is the RGB value of #AADA62?

#AADA62 is rgb(170, 218, 98) — red 170, green 218, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AADA62?

#AADA62 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AADA62 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AADA62 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AADA62 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AADA62 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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