#AECE79
Closest named color: Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). oklch(80.8% 0.117 125.7), rgb(174, 206, 121).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.90:1).
About this color
#AECE79 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.117 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.90:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.117) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B) |
| Black text | 11.90:1 |
| White text | 1.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AECE79 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 206, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 46%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.8% 0.117 125.7) |
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 #AECE79 | 1.76:1 | Fails | Lc -36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #AECE79 | 11.90:1 | AAA | Lc 71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AECE79 text on white | 1.76:1 | Fails | Lc 32.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AECE79 text on black | 11.90:1 | AAA | Lc -70.4 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F3F8EC
oklch(97.2% 0.017 125.3)
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Step 100
100
#E4EED6
oklch(93.5% 0.034 125.5)
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Step 200
200
#CFE1B3
oklch(88.4% 0.064 125.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#AECE79
oklch(80.8% 0.117 125.7)
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Step 400
400
#85B300
oklch(70.7% 0.18 125.9)
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Step 500
500
#729900
oklch(63.1% 0.16 125.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F6C00
oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
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Step 800
800
#405900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
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Step 900
900
#354A00
oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
#AECE79 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) | #D6C472 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D2C37D | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B3C7B9 | 0.092 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C3C3C3 | 0.117 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AECE79
#AECE79
oklch(80.8% 0.117 125.7)
- #D3ADFC
#D3ADFC
oklch(80.9% 0.116 306)
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 #AECE79, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.012
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.020
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.020
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.020
- Greenish Beige #C9D179 ΔE 0.037
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.040
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.043
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.050
Use #AECE79 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.