Palettes / Colors / #AEC266

#AEC266 — Muted Green

#AEC266 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

#AEC266 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7A66C2; it also sits naturally between #C2A866 and #80C266. 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 68% · Green 76% · Blue 40%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEC266

.text { color: #AEC266; }
.background { background-color: #AEC266; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEC266; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 194, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 43%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEC266; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 194, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEC266; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 194, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEC266">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEC266">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A66C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEC266: #000000.

How #AEC266 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 #AEC266 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEC266?

#AEC266 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 194, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEC266?

#AEC266 is RGB 174, 194, 102 — HSL 73°, 43%, 58% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 47%, 24%.

What colors go with #AEC266?

Its complement is #7A66C2; analogous partners are #C2A866 and #80C266. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEC266 for text?

Black text on #AEC266 has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.