Palettes / Colors / #AEDE2C

#AEDE2C — Green

#AEDE2C 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 #AEDE2C 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.

#AEDE2C 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 #5B2BDE; it also sits naturally between #DEB42B and #55DE2B. 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 87% · Blue 17%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDE2C

.text { color: #AEDE2C; }
.background { background-color: #AEDE2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDE2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 222, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 73%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDE2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 222, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDE2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 222, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDE2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDE2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEDE2C

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Tones of #AEDE2C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B2BDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDE2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDE2C

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 #AEDE2C 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 #AEDE2C 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

← #AEDE2B  ·  #AEDE2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDE2C?

#AEDE2C is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 222, 44). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDE2C?

#AEDE2C is RGB 174, 222, 44 — HSL 76°, 73%, 52% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 80%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEDE2C?

Its complement is #5B2BDE; analogous partners are #DEB42B and #55DE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDE2C for text?

Black text on #AEDE2C has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.