What color is #AEF522?

#AEF522 is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(174, 245, 34), and in HSL hsl(80, 91%, 55%).

Is #AEF522 accessible as text?

On white, #AEF522 has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.88:1 (passes). For text placed on #AEF522, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #AEF522?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-300 (#BBF451).

What colors go well with #AEF522?

#AEF522 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #6924F5. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #AEF522 below.

Is #AEF522 good for buttons?

#AEF522 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #AEF522 — white text only reaches 1.32:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #AEF522 the same as CSS greenyellow?

No — #AEF522 is not the CSS named color greenyellow, but greenyellow (#ADFF2F) is the closest CSS named color.

#AEF522 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #AEF522

Not just a swatch — here's how #AEF522 works with other colors. Named schemes with #AEF522 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #AEF522 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 #AEF522 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 #AEF522 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 #AEF522 Secondary #EAFFCC 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 #AEF522 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 #AEF522 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 49/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 12/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 17/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 11/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 15/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 87/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 8/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 45/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 51/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #AEF522

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People also use #AEF522 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 14.1:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EDF7D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #69F524 — 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 #AEF522 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #AEF522;
  --color-base-rgb: 174 245 34;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(89.0% 0.226 128.2);
  --color-50: #FAFEF0;
  --color-100: #F1FDD8;
  --color-200: #E3FBB1;
  --color-300: #CBF27D;
  --color-400: #B2E44E;
  --color-500: #95CB2A;
  --color-600: #749A28;
  --color-700: #546C23;
  --color-800: #38461B;
  --color-900: #232B12;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  green-yellow: {
    50: '#FAFEF0',
    100: '#F1FDD8',
    200: '#E3FBB1',
    300: '#CBF27D',
    400: '#B2E44E',
    500: '#95CB2A',
    600: '#749A28',
    700: '#546C23',
    800: '#38461B',
    900: '#232B12',
  },
}

$base: #AEF522;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #FAFEF0;
$base-100: #F1FDD8;
$base-200: #E3FBB1;
$base-300: #CBF27D;
$base-400: #B2E44E;
$base-500: #95CB2A;
$base-600: #749A28;
$base-700: #546C23;
$base-800: #38461B;
$base-900: #232B12;
$base-hover: #92D60A;
$base-subtle: #E5F4C5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#AEF522",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FAFEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F1FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E3FBB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#CBF27D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#B2E44E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#95CB2A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#749A28",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#546C23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#38461B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#232B12",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #AEF522

Color Lab

Pairs with #AEF522

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