Palettes / Colors / #AFFE99
#AFFE99 — Light Vivid Green
#AFFE99 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 #AFFE99 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.
#AFFE99 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 #E89AFE; it also sits naturally between #E2FE9A and #9AFEB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AFFE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 175, 254, 153 |
| HSL | 107°, 98%, 80% |
| HSV | 107°, 40%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 40%, 0% |
| XYZ | 58.87, 82.30, 42.92 |
| Yxy | 82.30, 0.3198, 0.4471 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.71, -42.35, 40.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.72, -38.68, 31.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 60%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AFFE99
.text { color: #AFFE99; }
.background { background-color: #AFFE99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFE99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 98%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFE99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFE99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 153, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AFFE99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFE99">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AFFE99
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Tones of #AFFE99
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E89AFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AFFE99: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFE99
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 #AFFE99: ·
How #AFFE99 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 #AFFE99 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 #AFFE99?
#AFFE99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFE99?
#AFFE99 is RGB 175, 254, 153 — HSL 107°, 98%, 80% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 40%, 0%.
What colors go with #AFFE99?
Its complement is #E89AFE; analogous partners are #E2FE9A and #9AFEB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AFFE99 for text?
Black text on #AFFE99 has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.