Palettes / Colors / #AAEF2D

#AAEF2D — Vivid Green

#AAEF2D is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #AAEF2D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AAEF2D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #722EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD22E and #4BEF2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 94% · Blue 18%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AAEF2D

.text { color: #AAEF2D; }
.background { background-color: #AAEF2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAEF2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 239, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAEF2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 239, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAEF2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 239, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAEF2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAEF2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAEF2D

Tints of #AAEF2D

Tones of #AAEF2D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #722EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAEF2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAEF2D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AAEF2D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAEF2D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAEF2C  ·  #AAEF2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAEF2D?

#AAEF2D is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 170, 239, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAEF2D?

#AAEF2D is RGB 170, 239, 45 — HSL 81°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 81%, 6%.

What colors go with #AAEF2D?

Its complement is #722EEF; analogous partners are #EFD22E and #4BEF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAEF2D for text?

Black text on #AAEF2D has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.