HEX atlas value

#AAE605

#AAE605 is a cool green HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 230, 5, HSL 76, 96%, 46%, has luminance 0.6515, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#AAE605 Sample readable text

HEX #AAE605

RGB rgb(170, 230, 5)

HSL hsl(76 96% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 98, 10)

Luminance 0.6515

Contrast Black 14.03:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-aae605: #AAE605;
.background-aae605 { background-color: #AAE605; }
.text-aae605 { color: #AAE605; }

Luminance0.6515

Black text14.03:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AAE605","rgb":[170,230,5],"hsl":[76,96,46],"cmyk":[26,0,98,10],"luminance":0.6515,"contrast":{"black":14.03,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCFB4B","hex":"#CCFB4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.47,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACEB00","hex":"#ACEB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Electric Lime adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aae605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4105E6","analogous":["#E6B105","#39E605"],"triadic":["#05AAE6","#E605AA"],"tetradic":["#05E6B1","#4105E6","#E60539"],"splitComplementary":["#0539E6","#B105E6"],"monochromatic":["#CCFB4B","#AAE605","#678C03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CCFB4B","dark":"#678C03","saturated":"#ACEB00","desaturated":"#9ECC1E","pastel":"#D1F179","neon":"#C0FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":42.49705872175156},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":44.69899327725402},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":47.085029467974216},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":48.96937818678118},{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":49.98999899979995}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAE605

#AAE605 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #AAE605 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 170, 230, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 76deg with 96% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6515, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 42.50, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.03:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAE605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#CCFB4B#000000 text · best 17.47:1#CCFB4B

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

Chartreuse#000000 text · best 16.21:1#7FFF00

#ACEB00#000000 text · best 14.64:1#ACEB00

Generated Palette

#AAE605#AAE605

#4105E6#4105E6

#E6B105#E6B105

#39E605#39E605

#CCFB4B#CCFB4B

#678C03#678C03

Color Harmonies

#4105E6#4105E6

#E6B105#E6B105

#39E605#39E605

#05AAE6#05AAE6

#E605AA#E605AA

Variants

#CCFB4B#CCFB4B

#678C03#678C03

#ACEB00#ACEB00

#9ECC1E#9ECC1E

#D1F179#D1F179

#C0FF14#C0FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Chartreuse#7FFF00

#AAE605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAE605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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