#AAE861#AAE861
#AAE861 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.671; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.177 H 130.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAE861 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 232, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 0%, 58.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.57, -40.74, 58.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.57, 71.03, 125.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.16% -0.1143 0.1357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.16% 0.177 130.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5914, 67.1211, 21.7552) |
| Luminance | 0.6712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 3.63
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 3.86
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 4.05
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 4.39
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAE861 #9F61E8
analogous
#E8E361 #AAE861 #66E861
triadic
#AAE861 #61AAE8 #E861AA
tetradic
#AAE861 #61E8E3 #9F61E8 #E86166
square
#AAE861 #61E8E3 #9F61E8 #E86166
split-complementary
#AAE861 #6166E8 #E361E8
monochromatic
#6EB41A #8DE02C #AAE861 #C7F096 #E3F8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#AAE861 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.42
#AAE861 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAE861
14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAE861 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAE861 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.42 | 14.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2D952
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEDFCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aae861; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 232, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.177 130.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ef92',
500: '#aae861',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aae861; $custom-light: #c6ef92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aae861",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 232,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.556,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86164,
"c": 0.17739,
"h": 130.1
},
"luminance": 0.67122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAE861
secondary
#7239B5
accent
#0FD76B
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FAFEF4
border
#D3D6CE
text
#13160D
muted
#83857F