Palettes / Colors / #AED116
#AED116 — Vivid Green
#AED116 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 #AED116 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.
#AED116 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 #3816D0; it also sits naturally between #D09516 and #51D016. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED116 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 209, 22 |
| HSL | 71°, 81%, 45% |
| HSV | 71°, 89%, 82% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 89%, 18% |
| XYZ | 40.40, 54.66, 9.18 |
| Yxy | 54.66, 0.3876, 0.5244 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.84, -32.87, 75.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.93, -28.33, 41.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 9%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 89% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED116
.text { color: #AED116; }
.background { background-color: #AED116; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED116; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 209, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 81%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED116; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 209, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED116; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 209, 22, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED116">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED116">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3816D0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED116: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED116
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 #AED116: ·
How #AED116 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 #AED116 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 #AED116?
#AED116 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 209, 22). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED116?
#AED116 is RGB 174, 209, 22 — HSL 71°, 81%, 45% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 89%, 18%.
What colors go with #AED116?
Its complement is #3816D0; analogous partners are #D09516 and #51D016. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED116 for text?
Black text on #AED116 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.