#AAE06C Color

#AAE06C is rgb(170, 224, 108) in RGB, hsl(88, 65%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 11.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE06C

HEX#AAE06C

RGBrgb(170, 224, 108)

HSLhsl(88, 65%, 65%)

HSVhsv(88, 52%, 88%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%)

OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.157 129.9)

LABlab(83.59% -31.97 50.20)

LCHlch(83.59% 59.52 122.49)

What #AAE06C 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 #AAE06C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.88 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.29 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.21 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 16.51 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.9 Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 17.07

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

#AAE06C Channel Values

How #AAE06C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 224 · B 108	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 88° · S 65% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 88° · S 52% · V 88%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.55:1 vs white · 13.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE06C 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAE06C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE06C; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AAE06C

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAE06C.

How #AAE06C 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#AAE06C

Protanopia#D8D86D

Protanomaly#C7DB6C

Deuteranopia#D0D06F

Deuteranomaly#C2D76E

Tritanopia#B8D6D6

Tritanomaly#B2DAB5

Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

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Using #AAE06C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae06c: #AAE06C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE06C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae06c': '#AAE06C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.878, blue: 0.424)

Android XML<color name="color_aae06c">#AAE06C</color>

SVG fillfill="#AAE06C"

More Green Colors

#AAE06C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#AAE06C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE06C?

#AAE06C is a light green — rgb(170, 224, 108) in RGB and hsl(88, 65%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.88.

What is the RGB value of #AAE06C?

#AAE06C is rgb(170, 224, 108) — red 170, green 224, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE06C?

#AAE06C converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE06C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE06C scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE06C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE06C 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 16.9, which is visibly different.

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