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#AEDE54 Color

#AEDE54 is rgb(174, 222, 84) in RGB, hsl(81, 68%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 62%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEDE54
HEX#AEDE54
RGBrgb(174, 222, 84)
HSLhsl(81, 68%, 60%)
HSVhsv(81, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 62%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.173 126.2)
LABlab(83.08% -31.21 60.08)
LCHlch(83.08% 67.70 117.45)

What #AEDE54 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 #AEDE54, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 5.86June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.73Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.61Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.19Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 16.13Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 17.01

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

#AEDE54 Channel Values

How #AEDE54 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 222 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 68% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEDE54 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 text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AEDE54 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AEDE54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEDE54; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AEDE54
Complementary
#8454DE
Analogous
#DECA54
Analogous
#68DE54
Triadic
#54AEDE
Triadic
#DE54AE
Split comp.
#5468DE
Split comp.
#CA54DE

Tints & Shades of #AEDE54

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

#B8E269
#C4E783
#CEEB98
#DAF0B2
#E5F4C7
#F1F9E1

Shades

#9ED831
#87BC24
#6F9A1D
#567817
#3D5610
#25330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEDE54.

How #AEDE54 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#AEDE54
Protanopia#D7D755
Protanomaly#C8DA54
Deuteranopia#D0D058
Deuteranomaly#C3D656
Tritanopia#BCD3D3
Tritanomaly#B7D7AE
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEDE54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aede54: #AEDE54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEDE54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aede54': '#AEDE54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.871, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_aede54">#AEDE54</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEDE54"

More Green Colors

#AEDE54 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AEDE54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEDE54?

#AEDE54 is a light green — rgb(174, 222, 84) in RGB and hsl(81, 68%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #AEDE54?

#AEDE54 is rgb(174, 222, 84) — red 174, green 222, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEDE54?

#AEDE54 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 62%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEDE54 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEDE54 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEDE54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEDE54 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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