#AAFFAACreamy Mint (#AAFFAA) is a very light, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 144°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.141. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AAFFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 255, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(93 -41.9 32.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.925 0.141 144) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Creamy Mint shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b9f99d — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b4ffa5 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#aaffaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a9ffad — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Creamy Mint in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.19:1 and against black 17.59:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#aaffaa · #91e091 · #6fb670 · #4e8e50 · #2f6831 · #104414
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#aaffaa · #b8e481 · #c1c860 · #c3ac48 · #bf913b · #b57839
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aaffaa · #6fb4b5 · #579a58 · #007a7c · #1e5e22 · #003d3e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#aaffaa · #b3cab2 · #c176c7 · #426a43 · #284b28 · #152b15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#aaffaa · #d0c5d0 · #839182 · #595259 · #182718 · #020002
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2b · #080109 · #aaffaa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#aaffaa · #d7c0d9 · #ae74b3 · #79337f · #3c0041 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aaffaa · #e9c4b1 · #a48090 · #6f4db4 · #3b334d · #0e0f03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#aaffaa · #bbc9e5 · #6a8bd1 · #932a2b · #490005 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#aaffaa · #afcee1 · #3897c6 · #79337f · #3a1800 · #050008
#B5FFB4 · #BFFFBE · #C9FEC8 · #D3FED2 · #DCFDDB
#85D185 · #61A562 · #3F7B41 · #1E5321 · #002F03
#B9FAB8 · #C6F5C5 · #D2F0D1
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.