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#AEDD73 Color

#AEDD73 is rgb(174, 221, 115) in RGB, hsl(87, 61%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 13%) 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEDD73
HEX#AEDD73
RGBrgb(174, 221, 115)
HSLhsl(87, 61%, 66%)
HSVhsv(87, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.144 128.8)
LABlab(83.07% -28.68 46.42)
LCHlch(83.07% 54.56 121.71)

What #AEDD73 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 #AEDD73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.8Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.44June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.71Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.19Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.24Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.36

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

#AEDD73 Channel Values

How #AEDD73 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 221 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 61% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 48% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEDD73 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEDD73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEDD73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEDD73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEDD73
Complementary
#A373DD
Analogous
#DDD873
Analogous
#79DD73
Triadic
#73AEDD
Triadic
#DD73AE
Split comp.
#7379DD
Split comp.
#D873DD

Tints & Shades of #AEDD73

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

#BAE288
#C3E698
#CFEBAD
#D9EFBD
#E5F4D2
#EEF8E2

Shades

#98D44E
#82C530
#6AA027
#547F1F
#3C5A16
#23350D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEDD73.

How #AEDD73 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#AEDD73
Protanopia#D6D673
Protanomaly#C7D973
Deuteranopia#CFCF76
Deuteranomaly#C3D575
Tritanopia#BAD3D3
Tritanomaly#B6D7B5
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEDD73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aedd73: #AEDD73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEDD73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aedd73': '#AEDD73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.867, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_aedd73">#AEDD73</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEDD73"

More Green Colors

#AEDD73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEDD73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEDD73?

#AEDD73 is a light green — rgb(174, 221, 115) in RGB and hsl(87, 61%, 66%) 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #AEDD73?

#AEDD73 is rgb(174, 221, 115) — red 174, green 221, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEDD73?

#AEDD73 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEDD73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEDD73 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEDD73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEDD73 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.84, which is visibly different.

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