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#AFFEBD Color

#AFFEBD is rgb(175, 254, 189) in RGB, hsl(131, 98%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFFEBD
HEX#AFFEBD
RGBrgb(175, 254, 189)
HSLhsl(131, 98%, 84%)
HSVhsv(131, 31%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.117 149.2)
LABlab(93.31% -34.68 23.19)
LCHlch(93.31% 41.72 146.23)

What #AFFEBD 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 #AFFEBD, 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.

#AFFEBD Channel Values

How #AFFEBD 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 175 · G 254 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 98% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 31% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFFEBD 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFFEBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFFEBD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFFEBD

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

Shades

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

How #AFFEBD 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#AFFEBD
Protanopia#F3F3BD
Protanomaly#DBF7BD
Deuteranopia#E8E8C0
Deuteranomaly#D3F1BF
Tritanopia#BAF7F7
Tritanomaly#B6FAE2
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFFEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-affebd: #AFFEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFFEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-affebd': '#AFFEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.996, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_affebd">#AFFEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFFEBD"

More Green Colors

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

#AFFEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFFEBD?

#AFFEBD is a lightest green — rgb(175, 254, 189) in RGB and hsl(131, 98%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #AFFEBD?

#AFFEBD is rgb(175, 254, 189) — red 175, green 254, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFFEBD?

#AFFEBD converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFFEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFFEBD scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFFEBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFFEBD 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 16.99, which is visibly different.

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