#AEC261#AEC261
#AEC261 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.125 H 119.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 194, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 50%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.11, -21.45, 46.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.11, 50.84, 114.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.79% -0.0607 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.79% 0.125 119) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9054, 48.4455, 18.6083) |
| Luminance | 0.4844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 1.82
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 1.91
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.39
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.83
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC261 #7561C2
analogous
#C2A661 #AEC261 #7EC261
triadic
#AEC261 #61AEC2 #C261AE
tetradic
#AEC261 #61C2A6 #7561C2 #C2617E
square
#AEC261 #61C2A6 #7561C2 #C2617E
split-complementary
#AEC261 #617EC2 #A661C2
monochromatic
#6A7A2F #91A640 #AEC261 #C5D38D #DBE4B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#AEC261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#AEC261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC261
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC261 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB966
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6B9AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 194, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.125 119.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d490',
500: '#aec261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec261; $custom-light: #c8d490; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec261",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 194,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.371,
"s": 44.292,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77794,
"c": 0.12516,
"h": 119
},
"luminance": 0.48445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC261
secondary
#B4ACD3
accent
#54D46E
background
#FCFDF9
surface
#F8FAF1
border
#D1D3CB
text
#13140D
muted
#82837E