#AEC22E#AEC22E
#AEC22E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.165 H 117.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC22E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 194, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.69, -25.01, 66.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.69, 71.13, 110.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.32% -0.0755 0.1462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.32% 0.165 117.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2414, 47.7799, 9.8448) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 1.80
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.53
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.60
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.82
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.93
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 3.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC22E #422EC2
analogous
#C28C2E #AEC22E #64C22E
triadic
#AEC22E #2EAEC2 #C22EAE
tetradic
#AEC22E #2EC28C #422EC2 #C22E64
square
#AEC22E #2EC28C #422EC2 #C22E64
split-complementary
#AEC22E #2E64C2 #8C2EC2
monochromatic
#555F17 #829122 #AEC22E #C6D756 #D6E388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#AEC22E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#AEC22E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC22E
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC22E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC22E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB704
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB93C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9B7A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec22e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 194, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.165 117.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad473',
500: '#aec22e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec22e; $custom-light: #cad473; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec22e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 194,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.108,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77323,
"c": 0.16457,
"h": 117.3
},
"luminance": 0.4778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC22E
secondary
#8A7FCC
accent
#43E559
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9ED
border
#D2D2C8
text
#141409
muted
#82827B