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#AEDA49 Color

#AEDA49 is rgb(174, 218, 73) in RGB, hsl(78, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 15%) 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEDA49
HEX#AEDA49
RGBrgb(174, 218, 73)
HSLhsl(78, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(78, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.176 124.7)
LABlab(81.88% -30.06 63.14)
LCHlch(81.88% 69.93 115.46)

What #AEDA49 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 #AEDA49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.44June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.74Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.74Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.94Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 14.03Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.35

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

#AEDA49 Channel Values

How #AEDA49 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 218 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEDA49 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEDA49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEDA49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEDA49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEDA49
Complementary
#7449DA
Analogous
#DABD49
Analogous
#66DA49
Triadic
#49AEDA
Triadic
#DA49AE
Split comp.
#4966DA
Split comp.
#BD49DA

Tints & Shades of #AEDA49

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

#BADF62
#C5E47C
#D0E995
#D9EEAA
#E5F3C4
#F0F8DD

Shades

#9ECF2A
#87B224
#6E901D
#577217
#3D5010
#27330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEDA49.

How #AEDA49 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#AEDA49
Protanopia#D3D34A
Protanomaly#C6D649
Deuteranopia#CDCD4D
Deuteranomaly#C1D24B
Tritanopia#BCCFCF
Tritanomaly#B7D3A9
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEDA49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aeda49: #AEDA49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEDA49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aeda49': '#AEDA49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.855, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_aeda49">#AEDA49</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEDA49"

More Green Colors

#AEDA49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEDA49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEDA49?

#AEDA49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(174, 218, 73) in RGB and hsl(78, 66%, 57%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #AEDA49?

#AEDA49 is rgb(174, 218, 73) — red 174, green 218, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEDA49?

#AEDA49 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEDA49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEDA49 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEDA49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEDA49 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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