#AEBD74#AEBD74
#AEBD74 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.098 H 118.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEBD74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 189, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 36%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 38.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.97, -16.87, 35.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.97, 39.02, 115.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% -0.0463 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.098 118.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8056, 46.6550, 23.4806) |
| Luminance | 0.4666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 1.53
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 2.29
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.80
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.36
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEBD74 #8374BD
analogous
#BDA874 #AEBD74 #89BD74
triadic
#AEBD74 #74AEBD #BD74AE
tetradic
#AEBD74 #74BDA8 #8374BD #BD7489
square
#AEBD74 #74BDA8 #8374BD #BD7489
split-complementary
#AEBD74 #7489BD #A874BD
monochromatic
#6E7C3B #93A54E #AEBD74 #C6D19D #DEE4C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#AEBD74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#AEBD74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEBD74
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEBD74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEBD74 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B66F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5B6AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aebd74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 189, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.098 118.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7d09d',
500: '#aebd74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aebd74; $custom-light: #c7d09d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aebd74",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 189,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.329,
"s": 35.61,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76967,
"c": 0.09784,
"h": 118.2
},
"luminance": 0.46655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEBD74
secondary
#BEB8D5
accent
#5CCC73
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F8F9F2
border
#D1D2CC
text
#13140E
muted
#82827E