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#AEBF40 Color

#AEBF40 is rgb(174, 191, 64) in RGB, hsl(68, 50%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 66%, 25%) 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 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEBF40
HEX#AEBF40
RGBrgb(174, 191, 64)
HSLhsl(68, 50%, 50%)
HSVhsv(68, 66%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 66%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.15 116.6)
LABlab(74.24% -18.39 58.95)
LCHlch(74.24% 61.75 107.33)

What #AEBF40 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 #AEBF40, 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.

#AEBF40 Channel Values

How #AEBF40 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 191 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 50% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 66% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEBF40 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEBF40 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEBF40

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEBF40; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #AEBF40

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 #AEBF40.

How #AEBF40 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#AEBF40
Protanopia#BCBC40
Protanomaly#B7BD40
Deuteranopia#BABA42
Deuteranomaly#B5BC41
Tritanopia#B9B5B5
Tritanomaly#B4B994
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEBF40 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aebf40: #AEBF40;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEBF40;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aebf40': '#AEBF40' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.749, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_aebf40">#AEBF40</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEBF40"

More Green Colors

#AEBF40 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEBF40 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEBF40?

#AEBF40 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 191, 64) in RGB and hsl(68, 50%, 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #AEBF40?

#AEBF40 is rgb(174, 191, 64) — red 174, green 191, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEBF40?

#AEBF40 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 66%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEBF40 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEBF40 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEBF40 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEBF40 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 16.35, which is visibly different.

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