Palettes / Colors / #AED97D

#AED97D — Light Green

#AED97D is a green color we call Light 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 #AED97D 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.

#AED97D 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 #A87DD9; it also sits naturally between #D9D67D and #80D97D. 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 85% · Blue 49%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AED97D

.text { color: #AED97D; }
.background { background-color: #AED97D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED97D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 217, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 55%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED97D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 217, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED97D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 217, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AED97D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED97D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A87DD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AED97D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED97D

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 #AED97D 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 #AED97D 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

← #AED97C  ·  #AED97E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AED97D?

#AED97D is Light Green, a green color (RGB 174, 217, 125). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AED97D?

#AED97D is RGB 174, 217, 125 — HSL 88°, 55%, 67% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 42%, 15%.

What colors go with #AED97D?

Its complement is #A87DD9; analogous partners are #D9D67D and #80D97D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AED97D for text?

Black text on #AED97D has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.