Palettes / Colors / #AED699

#AED699 — Light Muted Green

#AED699 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #AED699 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.

#AED699 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C199D6; it also sits naturally between #CDD699 and #99D6A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 84% · Blue 60%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 16%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AED699

.text { color: #AED699; }
.background { background-color: #AED699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 214, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 43%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 214, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 214, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AED699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED699">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C199D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AED699: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED699

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:

How #AED699 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 #AED699 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AED698  ·  #AED69A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AED699?

#AED699 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 214, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AED699?

#AED699 is RGB 174, 214, 153 — HSL 99°, 43%, 72% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 29%, 16%.

What colors go with #AED699?

Its complement is #C199D6; analogous partners are #CDD699 and #99D6A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AED699 for text?

Black text on #AED699 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.