#AAD23B#AAD23B
#AAD23B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.177 H 123.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAD23B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 210, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 72%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 71.9%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -33.57, 66.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 74.33, 116.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.77% -0.0978 0.1479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.77% 0.177 123.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4140, 54.9547, 12.6150) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 2.51
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 3.14
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 3.72
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.54
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 4.83
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAD23B #633BD2
analogous
#D2AE3B #AAD23B #5ED23B
triadic
#AAD23B #3BAAD2 #D23BAA
tetradic
#AAD23B #3BD2AE #633BD2 #D23B5E
square
#AAD23B #3BD2AE #633BD2 #D23B5E
split-complementary
#AAD23B #3B5ED2 #AE3BD2
monochromatic
#5F771B #87A927 #AAD23B #C0DD6D #D5E99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#AAD23B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#AAD23B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAD23B
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAD23B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAD23B | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC51F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2C8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aad23b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 210, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.177 123.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7e07b',
500: '#aad23b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aad23b; $custom-light: #c7e07b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aad23b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 210,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.894,
"s": 62.656,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80767,
"c": 0.17729,
"h": 123.5
},
"luminance": 0.54955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAD23B
secondary
#46327F
accent
#42E66D
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FAFCF2
border
#D3D5CC
text
#13150A
muted
#83847D