Palettes / Colors / #AECA2F
#AECA2F — Green
#AECA2F is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #AECA2F 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.
#AECA2F 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 #4C2FCA; it also sits naturally between #CA992F and #61CA2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AECA2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 202, 47 |
| HSL | 71°, 62%, 49% |
| HSV | 71°, 77%, 79% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 77%, 21% |
| XYZ | 39.09, 51.44, 10.56 |
| Yxy | 51.44, 0.3867, 0.5089 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.95, -28.81, 68.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.73, -24.80, 39.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 79% · Blue 18%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AECA2F
.text { color: #AECA2F; }
.background { background-color: #AECA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AECA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 202, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AECA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 202, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AECA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 202, 47, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AECA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AECA2F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4C2FCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.86:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AECA2F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AECA2F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AECA2F: ·
How #AECA2F 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 #AECA2F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AECA2F?
#AECA2F is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 202, 47). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AECA2F?
#AECA2F is RGB 174, 202, 47 — HSL 71°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 77%, 21%.
What colors go with #AECA2F?
Its complement is #4C2FCA; analogous partners are #CA992F and #61CA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AECA2F for text?
Black text on #AECA2F has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.