Palettes / Colors / #AED100
#AED100 — Vivid Green
#AED100 is a green color we call Vivid 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 #AED100 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.
#AED100 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 #2300D1; it also sits naturally between #D18B00 and #46D100. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED100 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 209, 0 |
| HSL | 70°, 100%, 41% |
| HSV | 70°, 100%, 82% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 100%, 18% |
| XYZ | 40.26, 54.60, 8.42 |
| Yxy | 54.60, 0.3898, 0.5287 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.81, -33.17, 78.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.89, -28.56, 42.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 0%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED100
.text { color: #AED100; }
.background { background-color: #AED100; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED100; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 209, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 100%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED100; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 209, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED100; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 209, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED100">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED100">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2300D1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED100: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED100
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 #AED100: ·
How #AED100 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 #AED100 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 #AED100?
#AED100 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 209, 0). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED100?
#AED100 is RGB 174, 209, 0 — HSL 70°, 100%, 41% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 100%, 18%.
What colors go with #AED100?
Its complement is #2300D1; analogous partners are #D18B00 and #46D100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED100 for text?
Black text on #AED100 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.