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#AEBD42 Color

#AEBD42 is rgb(174, 189, 66) in RGB, hsl(67, 48%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBD42
HEX#AEBD42
RGBrgb(174, 189, 66)
HSLhsl(67, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(67, 65%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.146 115.9)
LABlab(73.69% -17.37 57.62)
LCHlch(73.69% 60.18 106.77)

What #AEBD42 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 #AEBD42, 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.

#AEBD42 Channel Values

How #AEBD42 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 174 · G 189 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 48% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 65% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBD42 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEBD42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEBD42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBD42; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AEBD42

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 #AEBD42.

How #AEBD42 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#AEBD42
Protanopia#BBBB42
Protanomaly#B6BC42
Deuteranopia#B8B843
Deuteranomaly#B4BA43
Tritanopia#B8B3B3
Tritanomaly#B4B793
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBD42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebd42: #AEBD42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBD42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebd42': '#AEBD42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.741, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_aebd42">#AEBD42</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEBD42"

More Green Colors

#AEBD42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEBD42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBD42?

#AEBD42 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 189, 66) in RGB and hsl(67, 48%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #AEBD42?

#AEBD42 is rgb(174, 189, 66) — red 174, green 189, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBD42?

#AEBD42 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 65%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBD42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBD42 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBD42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBD42 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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