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#AED336 Color

#AED336 is rgb(174, 211, 54) in RGB, hsl(74, 64%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 74%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AED336
HEX#AED336
RGBrgb(174, 211, 54)
HSLhsl(74, 64%, 52%)
HSVhsv(74, 74%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 74%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.18 122.3)
LABlab(79.81% -27.81 67.72)
LCHlch(79.81% 73.21 112.33)

What #AED336 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 #AED336, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.45Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.25June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.12Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.45Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.96Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.45

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

#AED336 Channel Values

How #AED336 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 211 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 64% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 74% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AED336 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 text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AED336 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AED336

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AED336; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AED336
Complementary
#5B36D3
Analogous
#D3A936
Analogous
#60D336
Triadic
#36AED3
Triadic
#D336AE
Split comp.
#3660D3
Split comp.
#A936D3

Tints & Shades of #AED336

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

#BAD954
#C4DF6D
#D0E58A
#DAEBA3
#E6F1C0
#F0F7D9

Shades

#9ABC29
#829F23
#6A821C
#566917
#3E4B11
#262E0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AED336.

How #AED336 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#AED336
Protanopia#CDCD37
Protanomaly#C2D036
Deuteranopia#C8C83B
Deuteranomaly#BECC39
Tritanopia#BCC7C7
Tritanomaly#B6CCA2
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AED336 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aed336: #AED336;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AED336;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aed336': '#AED336' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.827, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_aed336">#AED336</color>
SVG fillfill="#AED336"

More Green Colors

#AED336 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AED336 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AED336?

#AED336 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 211, 54) in RGB and hsl(74, 64%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #AED336?

#AED336 is rgb(174, 211, 54) — red 174, green 211, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AED336?

#AED336 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 74%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AED336 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AED336 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AED336 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AED336 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 6.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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