Information about #AEC96E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AEC96E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 201, 110) (68.2% red, 78.8% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 11 / 0 / 36 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AEC96E reads as a clearly saturated yellow-green and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Olive (#ACBF69). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tan Green (#A9BE70) and Spring (#A3C566).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(174, 201, 110)), which gives #AEC96E its character. If you plan to put text on a #AEC96E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #AEC96E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEC96E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEC96E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEC96E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEC96E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEC96E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AEC96E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AEC96E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

#AEC96E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEC96E
  • RGB174, 201, 110
  • CMYK11, 0, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(174, 201, 110)
  • HSL78°, 46%, 61%
  • HSL Precise77.802°, 45.729%, 60.98%
  • HSV78°, 45%, 79%
  • HSB78°, 45%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.788, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.788, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.788, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAEC96E
  • DECIMAL ID11454830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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