Palettes / Colors / #AFFE96

#AFFE96 — Light Vivid Green

#AFFE96 is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #AFFE96 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.

#AFFE96 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E595FE; it also sits naturally between #E2FE95 and #95FEB1. 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 69% · Green 100% · Blue 59%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFFE96

.text { color: #AFFE96; }
.background { background-color: #AFFE96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFE96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFE96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFE96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFFE96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFE96">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AFFE96

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E595FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFFE96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFE96

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 #AFFE96 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 #AFFE96 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

← #AFFE95  ·  #AFFE97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFFE96?

#AFFE96 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 150). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFE96?

#AFFE96 is RGB 175, 254, 150 — HSL 106°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 41%, 0%.

What colors go with #AFFE96?

Its complement is #E595FE; analogous partners are #E2FE95 and #95FEB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFFE96 for text?

Black text on #AFFE96 has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.