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#AED16B Color

#AED16B is rgb(174, 209, 107) in RGB, hsl(81, 53%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED16B
HEX#AED16B
RGBrgb(174, 209, 107)
HSLhsl(81, 53%, 62%)
HSVhsv(81, 49%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.135 124.9)
LABlab(79.62% -24.01 46.10)
LCHlch(79.62% 51.98 117.51)

What #AED16B 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 #AED16B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.01Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.56Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.35Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.99June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.46Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 16.37

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

#AED16B Channel Values

How #AED16B 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 209 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 53% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 49% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED16B 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED16B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED16B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED16B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED16B
Complementary
#8F6BD1
Analogous
#D1C26B
Analogous
#7AD16B
Triadic
#6BAED1
Triadic
#D16BAE
Split comp.
#6B7AD1
Split comp.
#C26BD1

Tints & Shades of #AED16B

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

#B8D77E
#C3DD92
#CEE3A5
#DBEBBD
#E5F1D0
#F0F7E4

Shades

#9CC84C
#85B036
#6D902C
#567123
#3E5219
#232F0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED16B.

How #AED16B 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#AED16B
Protanopia#CCCC6B
Protanomaly#C0CE6B
Deuteranopia#C6C66D
Deuteranomaly#BDCB6C
Tritanopia#B9C8C8
Tritanomaly#B5CBAA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED16B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed16b: #AED16B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED16B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed16b': '#AED16B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.820, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_aed16b">#AED16B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED16B"

More Green Colors

#AED16B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED16B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED16B?

#AED16B is a light green — rgb(174, 209, 107) in RGB and hsl(81, 53%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #AED16B?

#AED16B is rgb(174, 209, 107) — red 174, green 209, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED16B?

#AED16B converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED16B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED16B scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED16B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED16B 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 20.32, which is visibly different.

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