Palettes / Colors / #AEDFA9

#AEDFA9 — Light Muted Green

#AEDFA9 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 #AEDFA9 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.

#AEDFA9 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 #DAA9DF; it also sits naturally between #CADFA9 and #A9DFBF. 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 66%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDFA9

.text { color: #AEDFA9; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 46%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAA9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDFA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFA9

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 #AEDFA9 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 #AEDFA9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDFA9?

#AEDFA9 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 174, 223, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFA9?

#AEDFA9 is RGB 174, 223, 169 — HSL 114°, 46%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 24%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEDFA9?

Its complement is #DAA9DF; analogous partners are #CADFA9 and #A9DFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDFA9 for text?

Black text on #AEDFA9 has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.