#AEC37E

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(78.5% 0.095 122.4), rgb(174, 195, 126).

Black text reads best on this color (10.90:1).

About this color

#AEC37E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.90:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	10.90:1
White text	1.92:1

Values

HEX	#AEC37E
RGB	rgb(174, 195, 126)
HSL	hsl(78, 37%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.5% 0.095 122.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #AEC37E	1.92:1	Fails	Lc -41.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #AEC37E	10.90:1	AAA	Lc 67.1	Content text, not long reading
#AEC37E text on white	1.92:1	Fails	Lc 36.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#AEC37E text on black	10.90:1	AAA	Lc -65.6	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F4F7EE

oklch(97.1% 0.012 121.7)
Step 100
100

#E6EDD9

oklch(93.5% 0.028 122.7)
Step 200
200

#D3DFB9

oklch(88.5% 0.052 121.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#AEC37E

oklch(78.5% 0.095 122.4)
Step 400
400

#90AF32

oklch(70.7% 0.152 122.6)
Step 500
500

#7A9700

oklch(63.1% 0.154 122.2)
Step 600
600

#667F00

oklch(55.6% 0.135 122.3)
Step 700
700

#556B00

oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
Step 800
800

#455700

oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
Step 900
900

#394900

oklch(37.8% 0.092 122.7)
Step 950
950

#212B00

oklch(27% 0.066 122.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AEC37E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CBBB79	0.042
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C8BB81	0.042
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B3BCB2	0.079
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BBBBBB	0.095