#AED39B

Closest named color: Pale Olive (#B9CC81). oklch(82.6% 0.086 135.2), rgb(174, 211, 155).

Black text reads best on this color (12.59:1).

About this color

#AED39B is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive (#B9CC81), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.59:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	light (83%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.086)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Olive (#B9CC81)
Black text	12.59:1
White text	1.66:1

Values

HEX	#AED39B
RGB	rgb(174, 211, 155)
HSL	hsl(100, 39%, 72%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.6% 0.086 135.2)

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 #AED39B	1.66:1	Fails	Lc -33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #AED39B	12.59:1	AAA	Lc 74.5	Content text, not long reading
#AED39B text on white	1.66:1	Fails	Lc 29.3	Dividers and decoration only
#AED39B text on black	12.59:1	AAA	Lc -73.5	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

#F2F7F0

oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
Step 100
100

#E3EEDE

oklch(93.6% 0.024 135.7)
Step 200
200

#CCE1C2

oklch(88.6% 0.047 135.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#AED39B

oklch(82.6% 0.086 135.2)
Step 400
400

#7AB358

oklch(70.6% 0.137 135)
Step 500
500

#569F1A

oklch(63% 0.174 135.1)
Step 600
600

#448700

oklch(55.7% 0.163 135.2)
Step 700
700

#387100

oklch(49% 0.143 135.1)
Step 800
800

#2D5D00

oklch(42.7% 0.125 135.1)
Step 900
900

#244E00

oklch(37.8% 0.111 135.4)
Step 950
950

#152E04

oklch(27.1% 0.073 135.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AED39B 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)	#D7CA98	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D2C79E	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AECFC4	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C8C8C8	0.086