#AAE85E Color

#AAE85E is rgb(170, 232, 94) in RGB, hsl(87, 75%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 59%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAE85E

HEX#AAE85E

RGBrgb(170, 232, 94)

HSLhsl(87, 75%, 64%)

HSVhsv(87, 59%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 59%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.18 129.9)

LABlab(85.74% -36.29 58.73)

LCHlch(85.74% 69.04 121.71)

What #AAE85E 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 #AAE85E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 3.03 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.76 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.04 Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 18.81 Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 19.12 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 19.45

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

#AAE85E Channel Values

How #AAE85E 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 232 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 87° · S 75% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 87° · S 59% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 27% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.46:1 vs white · 14.41:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAE85E 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAE85E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAE85E; 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 #AAE85E

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 #AAE85E 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#AAE85E

Protanopia#DFDF5F

Protanomaly#CCE35E

Deuteranopia#D6D662

Deuteranomaly#C6DD61

Tritanopia#BADCDC

Tritanomaly#B4E1B7

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #AAE85E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aae85e: #AAE85E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAE85E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aae85e': '#AAE85E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.910, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_aae85e">#AAE85E</color>

SVG fillfill="#AAE85E"

More Green Colors

#AAE85E 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

#AAE85E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAE85E?

#AAE85E is a light green — rgb(170, 232, 94) in RGB and hsl(87, 75%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #AAE85E?

#AAE85E is rgb(170, 232, 94) — red 170, green 232, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAE85E?

#AAE85E converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 59%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAE85E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAE85E scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAE85E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAE85E 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 11.76, which is visibly different.

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