Palettes / Colors / #AED12E
#AED12E — Green
#AED12E 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 #AED12E 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.
#AED12E 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 #512ED1; it also sits naturally between #D1A32E and #5CD12E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED12E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 209, 46 |
| HSL | 73°, 64%, 50% |
| HSV | 73°, 78%, 82% |
| CMYK | 17%, 0%, 78%, 18% |
| XYZ | 40.75, 54.80, 11.01 |
| Yxy | 54.80, 0.3824, 0.5142 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.92, -32.14, 70.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.02, -27.76, 40.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 18%
Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED12E
.text { color: #AED12E; }
.background { background-color: #AED12E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED12E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 209, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 64%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED12E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 209, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED12E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 209, 46, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED12E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED12E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AED12E
Tints of #AED12E
Tones of #AED12E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #512ED1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED12E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED12E
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 #AED12E: ·
How #AED12E 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 #AED12E 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 #AED12E?
#AED12E is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 209, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED12E?
#AED12E is RGB 174, 209, 46 — HSL 73°, 64%, 50% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 78%, 18%.
What colors go with #AED12E?
Its complement is #512ED1; analogous partners are #D1A32E and #5CD12E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED12E for text?
Black text on #AED12E has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.