Palettes / Colors / #AED117
#AED117 — Vivid Green
#AED117 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 #AED117 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.
#AED117 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 #3917CF; it also sits naturally between #CF9417 and #51CF17. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED117 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 209, 23 |
| HSL | 71°, 80%, 45% |
| HSV | 71°, 89%, 82% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 89%, 18% |
| XYZ | 40.41, 54.66, 9.23 |
| Yxy | 54.66, 0.3874, 0.5241 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.85, -32.85, 75.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.93, -28.31, 41.88 |
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 #AED117
.text { color: #AED117; }
.background { background-color: #AED117; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED117; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 209, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 80%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED117; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 209, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED117; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 209, 23, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED117">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED117">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3917CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED117: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED117
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 #AED117: ·
How #AED117 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 #AED117 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 #AED117?
#AED117 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 209, 23). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED117?
#AED117 is RGB 174, 209, 23 — HSL 71°, 80%, 45% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 89%, 18%.
What colors go with #AED117?
Its complement is #3917CF; analogous partners are #CF9417 and #51CF17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED117 for text?
Black text on #AED117 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.