#AEC859#AEC859
#AEC859 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.141 H 120.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 200, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 55.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.70, -25.13, 51.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.70, 57.50, 115.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.04% -0.0718 0.1209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.04% 0.141 120.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9134, 51.0286, 17.1961) |
| Luminance | 0.5103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.12
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.00
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.91
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.16
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 5.23
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC859 #7359C8
analogous
#C8AB59 #AEC859 #77C859
triadic
#AEC859 #59AEC8 #C859AE
tetradic
#AEC859 #59C8AB #7359C8 #C85977
square
#AEC859 #59C8AB #7359C8 #C85977
split-complementary
#AEC859 #5977C8 #AB59C8
monochromatic
#6A7D29 #90AB39 #AEC859 #C4D787 #DBE6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#AEC859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#AEC859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC859
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC859 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6BFB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 200, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.141 120.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d88b',
500: '#aec859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec859; $custom-light: #c8d88b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec859",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 200,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.054,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79043,
"c": 0.14063,
"h": 120.7
},
"luminance": 0.51028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC859
secondary
#504085
accent
#4EDA6F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FAFBF4
border
#D3D4CE
text
#13140C
muted
#83837F