#AEC957#AEC957
#AEC957 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.144 H 120.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEC957 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 201, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.96, -25.79, 52.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.96, 58.87, 115.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% -0.0738 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.144 120.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0629, 51.4601, 16.8372) |
| Luminance | 0.5146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.47
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.42
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 4.89
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.21
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.25
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEC957 #7257C9
analogous
#C9AB57 #AEC957 #75C957
triadic
#AEC957 #57AEC9 #C957AE
tetradic
#AEC957 #57C9AB #7257C9 #C95775
square
#AEC957 #57C9AB #7257C9 #C95775
split-complementary
#AEC957 #5775C9 #AB57C9
monochromatic
#697D28 #90AC37 #AEC957 #C4D885 #DBE7B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#AEC957 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.29
#AEC957 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEC957
11.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEC957 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEC957 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.29 | 11.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6C0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aec957; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 201, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.144 120.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8d98a',
500: '#aec957',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aec957; $custom-light: #c8d98a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aec957",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 201,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.211,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79246,
"c": 0.14371,
"h": 120.9
},
"luminance": 0.5146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEC957
secondary
#503F85
accent
#4DDB6F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FAFBF4
border
#D3D4CE
text
#13140C
muted
#83837F