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#AECA12 Color

#AECA12 is rgb(174, 202, 18) in RGB, hsl(69, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 91%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Limerick (#9DC209), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECA12
HEX#AECA12
RGBrgb(174, 202, 18)
HSLhsl(69, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(69, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 91%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.183 119.4)
LABlab(77.16% -24.68 73.77)
LCHlch(77.16% 77.79 108.49)

What #AECA12 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 #AECA12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Limerick#9DC209ΔE 5.35Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 7.49Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 9.42Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.4Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 11.3Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.72

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

#AECA12 Channel Values

How #AECA12 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 202 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECA12 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECA12 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECA12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECA12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECA12
Complementary
#2D12CA
Analogous
#CA8912
Analogous
#52CA12
Triadic
#12AECA
Triadic
#CA12AE
Split comp.
#1252CA
Split comp.
#8912CA

Tints & Shades of #AECA12

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

#CCEB19
#D4EE3F
#DCF264
#E4F485
#ECF8AB
#F4FBD0

Shades

#96AE0F
#82960D
#697A0B
#556309
#3D4606
#282F04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECA12.

How #AECA12 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#AECA12
Protanopia#C6C614
Protanomaly#BDC713
Deuteranopia#C1C11B
Deuteranomaly#BAC517
Tritanopia#BBBEBE
Tritanomaly#B6C398
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECA12 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeca12: #AECA12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECA12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeca12': '#AECA12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.792, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_aeca12">#AECA12</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECA12"

More Green Colors

#AECA12 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECA12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECA12?

#AECA12 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 202, 18) in RGB and hsl(69, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Limerick (#9DC209), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #AECA12?

#AECA12 is rgb(174, 202, 18) — red 174, green 202, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECA12?

#AECA12 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 91%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECA12 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECA12 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECA12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECA12 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 11.72, which is visibly different.

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