#AEC577

Closest named color: Light Moss Green (#A6C875). oklch(78.8% 0.106 122.2), rgb(174, 197, 119).

Black text reads best on this color (11.05:1).

About this color

#AEC577 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Moss Green (#A6C875), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.05:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Moss Green (#A6C875)
Black text	11.05:1
White text	1.90:1

Values

HEX	#AEC577
RGB	rgb(174, 197, 119)
HSL	hsl(78, 40%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.8% 0.106 122.2)

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 #AEC577	1.90:1	Fails	Lc -40.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #AEC577	11.05:1	AAA	Lc 67.8	Content text, not long reading
#AEC577 text on white	1.90:1	Fails	Lc 36.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#AEC577 text on black	11.05:1	AAA	Lc -66.4	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

#F4F7ED

oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
Step 100
100

#E6EED7

oklch(93.7% 0.032 122.7)
Step 200
200

#D2E0B5

oklch(88.5% 0.059 122.3)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#AEC577

oklch(78.8% 0.106 122.2)
Step 400
400

#8FB00D

oklch(70.7% 0.169 122.2)
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

#AEC577 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)	#CEBC71	0.047
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CBBC7B	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B4BEB2	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BCBCBC	0.106