#AAE16B#AAE16B
#AAE16B is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.635; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.159 H 129.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAE16B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 225, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 52%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 0%, 52.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.68, -36.66, 51.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.68, 63.23, 125.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.67% -0.1022 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.67% 0.159 129.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1562, 63.4570, 23.7237) |
| Luminance | 0.6346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.46
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 5.53
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.72
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 5.79
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAE16B #A26BE1
analogous
#E1DD6B #AAE16B #6FE16B
triadic
#AAE16B #6BAAE1 #E16BAA
tetradic
#AAE16B #6BE1DD #A26BE1 #E16B6F
square
#AAE16B #6BE1DD #A26BE1 #E16B6F
split-complementary
#AAE16B #6B6FE1 #DD6BE1
monochromatic
#6EAE23 #8DD738 #AAE16B #C7EB9E #E4F6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#AAE16B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.69
#AAE16B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAE16B
13.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAE16B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAE16B | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.69 | 13.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD360
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AED9C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aae16b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 225, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.159 129.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ea98',
500: '#aae16b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aae16b; $custom-light: #c6ea98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aae16b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 225,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.966,
"s": 66.292,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84672,
"c": 0.15928,
"h": 129.9
},
"luminance": 0.63458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAE16B
secondary
#7440B0
accent
#17CE6D
background
#FDFEFC
surface
#F9FDF5
border
#D2D5CF
text
#13160E
muted
#82847F