What color is #AAED37?

#AAED37 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(170, 237, 55), and in HSL hsl(82, 83%, 57%).

Is #AAED37 accessible as text?

On white, #AAED37 has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 14.88:1 (passes). For text placed on #AAED37, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #AAED37?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #AAED37?

#AAED37 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #7936EC. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #AAED37 below.

Is #AAED37 good for buttons?

#AAED37 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #AAED37 — white text only reaches 1.41:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #AAED37 the same as CSS greenyellow?

No — #AAED37 is not the CSS named color greenyellow, but greenyellow (#ADFF2F) is the closest CSS named color.

#AAED37 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #AAED37

Not just a swatch — here's how #AAED37 works with other colors. Named schemes with #AAED37 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #AAED37 Secondary #E37534 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Green Yellow glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #AAED37 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Green Yellow sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #AAED37 Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6A7B4A Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Green Yellow as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #AAED37 Secondary #EBFFCF Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Green Yellow is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Green Yellow carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #AAED37 Anchor #141210 Accent #C3A54B Secondary #262B20 Surface #F2EDE3

Green Yellow carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #AAED37 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 60/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 50/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 14/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 28/100

Low

Loosely natural — an earthy edge without being rustic.

Vintage feel 15/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 17/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 82/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 11/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 43/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 55/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #AAED37

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People also use #AAED37 with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 13.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EDF6DC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #6DEC36 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #AAED37 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #AAED37;
  --color-base-rgb: 170 237 55;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(87.0% 0.211 128.4);
  --color-50: #F9FEF0;
  --color-100: #EFFDD9;
  --color-200: #DFF8B4;
  --color-300: #C6ED82;
  --color-400: #ABDE54;
  --color-500: #8EC331;
  --color-600: #6F952D;
  --color-700: #506926;
  --color-800: #36441C;
  --color-900: #222A13;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  green-yellow: {
    50: '#F9FEF0',
    100: '#EFFDD9',
    200: '#DFF8B4',
    300: '#C6ED82',
    400: '#ABDE54',
    500: '#8EC331',
    600: '#6F952D',
    700: '#506926',
    800: '#36441C',
    900: '#222A13',
  },
}

$base: #AAED37;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F9FEF0;
$base-100: #EFFDD9;
$base-200: #DFF8B4;
$base-300: #C6ED82;
$base-400: #ABDE54;
$base-500: #8EC331;
$base-600: #6F952D;
$base-700: #506926;
$base-800: #36441C;
$base-900: #222A13;
$base-hover: #8ED514;
$base-subtle: #E4F3C9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#AAED37",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EFFDD9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DFF8B4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C6ED82",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#ABDE54",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8EC331",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6F952D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#506926",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#36441C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#222A13",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #AAED37

Color Lab

Pairs with #AAED37

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