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#AED20F Color

#AED20F is rgb(174, 210, 15) in RGB, hsl(71, 87%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 93%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED20F
HEX#AED20F
RGBrgb(174, 210, 15)
HSLhsl(71, 87%, 44%)
HSVhsv(71, 93%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 93%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.192 121.4)
LABlab(79.41% -28.24 75.85)
LCHlch(79.41% 80.94 110.42)

What #AED20F 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 #AED20F, 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.

#AED20F Channel Values

How #AED20F 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 210 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 87% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 93% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED20F 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AED20F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED20F; 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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Tints & Shades of #AED20F

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED20F.

How #AED20F 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#AED20F
Protanopia#CCCC11
Protanomaly#C1CF10
Deuteranopia#C7C71B
Deuteranomaly#BECC17
Tritanopia#BCC6C6
Tritanomaly#B7CB9E
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED20F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed20f: #AED20F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED20F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed20f': '#AED20F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.824, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_aed20f">#AED20F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED20F"

More Green Colors

#AED20F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AED20F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED20F?

#AED20F is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 210, 15) in RGB and hsl(71, 87%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #AED20F?

#AED20F is rgb(174, 210, 15) — red 174, green 210, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED20F?

#AED20F converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 93%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED20F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED20F scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED20F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED20F 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 11.62, which is visibly different.

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