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#AEDE82 Color

#AEDE82 is rgb(174, 222, 130) in RGB, hsl(91, 58%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 41%, 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 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEDE82
HEX#AEDE82
RGBrgb(174, 222, 130)
HSLhsl(91, 58%, 69%)
HSVhsv(91, 41%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 41%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.13 131.2)
LABlab(83.51% -27.83 39.76)
LCHlch(83.51% 48.53 124.99)

What #AEDE82 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 #AEDE82, 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.

#AEDE82 Channel Values

How #AEDE82 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 58% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 41% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEDE82 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEDE82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEDE82; 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 #AEDE82

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEDE82.

How #AEDE82 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#AEDE82
Protanopia#D7D782
Protanomaly#C8DA82
Deuteranopia#D0D084
Deuteranomaly#C3D683
Tritanopia#B9D5D5
Tritanomaly#B5D9BA
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AEDE82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aede82: #AEDE82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEDE82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aede82': '#AEDE82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.871, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_aede82">#AEDE82</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEDE82"

More Green Colors

#AEDE82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEDE82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEDE82?

#AEDE82 is a light green — rgb(174, 222, 130) in RGB and hsl(91, 58%, 69%) 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 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #AEDE82?

#AEDE82 is rgb(174, 222, 130) — red 174, green 222, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEDE82?

#AEDE82 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 41%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEDE82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEDE82 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEDE82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEDE82 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 15.86, which is visibly different.

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