Palettes / Colors / #AEDA28
#AEDA28 — Green
#AEDA28 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 #AEDA28 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.
#AEDA28 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 #5629DB; it also sits naturally between #DBAE29 and #56DB29. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDA28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 218, 40 |
| HSL | 75°, 71%, 51% |
| HSV | 75°, 82%, 85% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 82%, 15% |
| XYZ | 42.91, 59.29, 11.19 |
| Yxy | 59.29, 0.3784, 0.5229 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.45, -36.49, 74.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.00, -31.67, 42.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 85% · Blue 16%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDA28
.text { color: #AEDA28; }
.background { background-color: #AEDA28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDA28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 218, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 71%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDA28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 218, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDA28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 218, 40, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDA28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDA28">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDA28
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Tones of #AEDA28
Color harmonies
Complementary — #5629DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDA28: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDA28
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 #AEDA28: ·
How #AEDA28 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 #AEDA28 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 #AEDA28?
#AEDA28 is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 218, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDA28?
#AEDA28 is RGB 174, 218, 40 — HSL 75°, 71%, 51% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 82%, 15%.
What colors go with #AEDA28?
Its complement is #5629DB; analogous partners are #DBAE29 and #56DB29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDA28 for text?
Black text on #AEDA28 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.