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#AECD3C Color

#AECD3C is rgb(174, 205, 60) in RGB, hsl(73, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 71%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AECD3C
HEX#AECD3C
RGBrgb(174, 205, 60)
HSLhsl(73, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(73, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 71%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.169 120.9)
LABlab(78.14% -24.94 64.20)
LCHlch(78.14% 68.87 111.23)

What #AECD3C 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 #AECD3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.16Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.4Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.19Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.53Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.77Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.09

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

#AECD3C Channel Values

How #AECD3C 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 205 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AECD3C 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AECD3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AECD3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AECD3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AECD3C
Complementary
#5C3CCD
Analogous
#CDA43C
Analogous
#65CD3C
Triadic
#3CAECD
Triadic
#CD3CAE
Split comp.
#3C65CD
Split comp.
#A43CCD

Tints & Shades of #AECD3C

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

#B9D459
#C4DA71
#CFE28D
#DAE8A6
#E6EFC2
#F0F6DB

Shades

#99B62F
#819A28
#697E20
#55651A
#3D4913
#252D0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AECD3C.

How #AECD3C 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#AECD3C
Protanopia#C8C83D
Protanomaly#BECA3C
Deuteranopia#C3C33F
Deuteranomaly#BBC73E
Tritanopia#BBC2C2
Tritanomaly#B6C69E
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AECD3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aecd3c: #AECD3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AECD3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aecd3c': '#AECD3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.804, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_aecd3c">#AECD3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AECD3C"

More Green Colors

#AECD3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AECD3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AECD3C?

#AECD3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 205, 60) in RGB and hsl(73, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #AECD3C?

#AECD3C is rgb(174, 205, 60) — red 174, green 205, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AECD3C?

#AECD3C converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 71%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AECD3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AECD3C scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AECD3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AECD3C 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 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #AECD3C in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.