Palettes / Colors / #AED305
#AED305 — Vivid Green
#AED305 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 #AED305 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.
#AED305 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 #2B05D1; it also sits naturally between #D19005 and #46D105. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED305 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 211, 5 |
| HSL | 71°, 95%, 42% |
| HSV | 71°, 98%, 83% |
| CMYK | 18%, 0%, 98%, 17% |
| XYZ | 40.78, 55.60, 8.73 |
| Yxy | 55.60, 0.3880, 0.5290 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.38, -34.03, 78.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.56, -29.35, 42.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 83% · Blue 2%
Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED305
.text { color: #AED305; }
.background { background-color: #AED305; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED305; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 211, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 95%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED305; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 211, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED305; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 211, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED305">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED305">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2B05D1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED305: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED305
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 #AED305: ·
How #AED305 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 #AED305 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 #AED305?
#AED305 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 211, 5). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED305?
#AED305 is RGB 174, 211, 5 — HSL 71°, 95%, 42% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 98%, 17%.
What colors go with #AED305?
Its complement is #2B05D1; analogous partners are #D19005 and #46D105. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED305 for text?
Black text on #AED305 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.