#AECC59#AECC59
#AECC59 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.146 H 122.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AECC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 204, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 53%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.7%, 0%, 56.4%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.82, -27.06, 53.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.82, 59.51, 117.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% -0.0772 0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.146 122) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8519, 52.9056, 17.5089) |
| Luminance | 0.5291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.99
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.89
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.91
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.34
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AECC59 #7759CC
analogous
#CCB059 #AECC59 #75CC59
triadic
#AECC59 #59AECC #CC59AE
tetradic
#AECC59 #59CCB0 #7759CC #CC5975
square
#AECC59 #59CCB0 #7759CC #CC5975
split-complementary
#AECC59 #5975CC #B059CC
monochromatic
#6B8328 #91B136 #AECC59 #C5DA88 #DCE9B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#AECC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.58
#AECC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AECC59
11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AECC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AECC59 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.58 | 11.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C14D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C060
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6C3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aecc59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 204, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.146 122.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8db8c',
500: '#aecc59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aecc59; $custom-light: #c8db8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aecc59",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 204,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.652,
"s": 52.995,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79946,
"c": 0.1458,
"h": 122
},
"luminance": 0.52906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AECC59
secondary
#533F8A
accent
#4BDC71
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FAFBF4
border
#D3D4CE
text
#13150C
muted
#83847F