#AEC699
Closest named color: Ash Gray (#BFC8AD). oklch(79.7% 0.067 130.7), rgb(174, 198, 153).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.33:1).
About this color
#AEC699 is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 131°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ash Gray (#BFC8AD), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.33:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Ash Gray (#BFC8AD) |
| Black text | 11.33:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AEC699 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 198, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 28%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.7% 0.067 130.7) |
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 #AEC699 | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AEC699 | 11.33:1 | AAA | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AEC699 text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AEC699 text on black | 11.33:1 | AAA | Lc -67.7 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.009 134.9)
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Step 100
100
#E5EDDF
oklch(93.6% 0.02 131.5)
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Step 200
200
#D1DFC5
oklch(88.6% 0.038 130.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AEC699
oklch(79.7% 0.067 130.7)
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Step 400
400
#89AE66
oklch(70.6% 0.107 130.9)
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Step 500
500
#6C9A38
oklch(63.2% 0.138 130.8)
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Step 600
600
#548407
oklch(55.7% 0.149 130.7)
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Step 700
700
#456F00
oklch(49.2% 0.134 130.8)
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Step 800
800
#385B03
oklch(42.8% 0.115 130.9)
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Step 900
900
#314B10
oklch(37.8% 0.09 130.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C0C
oklch(27.1% 0.056 130.5)
#AEC699 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) | #CAC096 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C7BE9B | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AFC2BA | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AEC699
#AEC699
oklch(79.7% 0.067 130.7)
- #CAB1DD
#CAB1DD
oklch(79.6% 0.067 310.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AEC699, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.037
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.040
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.047
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.050
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.050
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.051
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.051
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.053
Use #AEC699 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.