Palettes / Colors / #AFFEB5

#AFFEB5 — Pale Vivid Green

#AFFEB5 is a green color we call Pale 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 #AFFEB5 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.

#AFFEB5 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 #FEAEF8; it also sits naturally between #D0FEAE and #AEFEDD. 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 71%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFFEB5

.text { color: #AFFEB5; }
.background { background-color: #AFFEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFFEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFEB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEAEF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFFEB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFEB5

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 #AFFEB5 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 #AFFEB5 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

← #AFFEB4  ·  #AFFEB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFFEB5?

#AFFEB5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFEB5?

#AFFEB5 is RGB 175, 254, 181 — HSL 125°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 29%, 0%.

What colors go with #AFFEB5?

Its complement is #FEAEF8; analogous partners are #D0FEAE and #AEFEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFFEB5 for text?

Black text on #AFFEB5 has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.