#AEBA5E Color

#AEBA5E is rgb(174, 186, 94) in RGB, hsl(68, 40%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 49%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBA5E

HEX#AEBA5E

RGBrgb(174, 186, 94)

HSLhsl(68, 40%, 55%)

HSVhsv(68, 49%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 49%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(76% 0.118 115.4)

LABlab(73.09% -14.33 44.62)

LCHlch(73.09% 46.86 107.80)

What #AEBA5E 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 #AEBA5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 3.31 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 6.28 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 10.06 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 13.02 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.03 Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.98

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

#AEBA5E Channel Values

How #AEBA5E 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 174 · G 186 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 68° · S 40% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 68° · S 49% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.1:1 vs white · 9.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBA5E 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEBA5E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEBA5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBA5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AEBA5E

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 #AEBA5E.

How #AEBA5E 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#AEBA5E

Protanopia#B8B85E

Protanomaly#B4B95E

Deuteranopia#B6B65F

Deuteranomaly#B3B85E

Tritanopia#B7B2B2

Tritanomaly#B3B597

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBA5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeba5e: #AEBA5E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBA5E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeba5e': '#AEBA5E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.729, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_aeba5e">#AEBA5E</color>

SVG fillfill="#AEBA5E"

More Green Colors

#AEBA5E 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

#AEBA5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBA5E?

#AEBA5E is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 186, 94) in RGB and hsl(68, 40%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #AEBA5E?

#AEBA5E is rgb(174, 186, 94) — red 174, green 186, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBA5E?

#AEBA5E converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 49%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBA5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBA5E scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBA5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBA5E 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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