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#AEDD5A

#AEDD5A is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Wasabi. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 86.7% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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1.58:1 Fail
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13.29:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

13.29:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AEDD5A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AEDD5A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #AEDD5A

What color is #AEDD5A?

#AEDD5A is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Wasabi. In RGB it’s made of 68.2% red, 86.7% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 82°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AEDD5A in RGB?

#AEDD5A is rgb(174, 221, 90): 174 red, 221 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AEDD5A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(21, 0, 59, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AEDD5A?

PANTONE 367 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AEDD5A?

Its complement #DCC3FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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