#AECD99#AECD99
#AECD99 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.078 H 133.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AECD99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 205, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 0%, 25.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -19.76, 22.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 29.99, 131.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.21% -0.0534 0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.21% 0.078 133) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0356, 54.9606, 38.3666) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 5.09
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.32
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.32
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.63
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 7.02
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AECD99 #B899CD
analogous
#C8CD99 #AECD99 #99CD9E
triadic
#AECD99 #99AECD #CD99AE
tetradic
#AECD99 #99C8CD #B899CD #CD9E99
square
#AECD99 #99C8CD #B899CD #CD9E99
split-complementary
#AECD99 #9E99CD #CD99C8
monochromatic
#6E9E4D #8DB970 #AECD99 #CFE1C2 #EFF5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#AECD99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#AECD99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AECD99
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AECD99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AECD99 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2C596
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC39B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFC9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aecd99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 205, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.078 133.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6dcb7',
500: '#aecd99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aecd99; $custom-light: #c6dcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aecd99",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 205,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 95.769,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81208,
"c": 0.07829,
"h": 133
},
"luminance": 0.54961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AECD99
secondary
#8B68A2
accent
#38AD7E
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F9FCF8
border
#D2D5D1
text
#131511
muted
#828481