Information about #AED86E color

#AED86E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AED86E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 216, 110) (68.2% red, 84.7% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 16 / 0 / 42 / 15 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AED86E reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Anise (#A7D67D) and Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(174, 216, 110)), which gives #AED86E its character. If you plan to put text on a #AED86E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AED86E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AED86E color variations

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#AED86E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AED86E

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

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Inchworm color link
Inchworm

#B2EC5D

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AED86E
  • RGB174, 216, 110
  • CMYK16, 0, 42, 15
  • CSSrgb(174, 216, 110)
  • HSL84°, 58%, 64%
  • HSL Precise83.774°, 57.609%, 63.922%
  • HSV84°, 49%, 85%
  • HSB84°, 49%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.847, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.847, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.847, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAED86E
  • DECIMAL ID11458670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01