Palettes / Colors / #AEDCA6

#AEDCA6 — Light Muted Green

#AEDCA6 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #AEDCA6 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.

#AEDCA6 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 #D5A7DD; it also sits naturally between #CADDA7 and #A7DDBA. 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 86% · Blue 65%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDCA6

.text { color: #AEDCA6; }
.background { background-color: #AEDCA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDCA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 220, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 44%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDCA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 220, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDCA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 220, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDCA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDCA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5A7DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDCA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDCA6

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 #AEDCA6 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 #AEDCA6 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

← #AEDCA5  ·  #AEDCA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDCA6?

#AEDCA6 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 220, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDCA6?

#AEDCA6 is RGB 174, 220, 166 — HSL 111°, 44%, 76% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #AEDCA6?

Its complement is #D5A7DD; analogous partners are #CADDA7 and #A7DDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDCA6 for text?

Black text on #AEDCA6 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.