Palettes / Colors / #AED708
#AED708 — Vivid Green
#AED708 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 #AED708 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.
#AED708 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 #3208D9; it also sits naturally between #D99A08 and #46D908. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED708 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 215, 8 |
| HSL | 72°, 93%, 44% |
| HSV | 72°, 96%, 84% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 96%, 16% |
| XYZ | 41.80, 57.62, 9.15 |
| Yxy | 57.62, 0.3850, 0.5307 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.53, -35.83, 78.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.91, -30.97, 43.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 84% · Blue 3%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED708
.text { color: #AED708; }
.background { background-color: #AED708; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED708; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 215, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 93%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED708; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 215, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED708; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 215, 8, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED708">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED708">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3208D9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED708: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED708
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 #AED708: ·
How #AED708 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 #AED708 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 #AED708?
#AED708 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 174, 215, 8). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED708?
#AED708 is RGB 174, 215, 8 — HSL 72°, 93%, 44% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 96%, 16%.
What colors go with #AED708?
Its complement is #3208D9; analogous partners are #D99A08 and #46D908. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED708 for text?
Black text on #AED708 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.