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#9eca65 color: Be Spontaneous

#9eca65 is rgb(158, 202, 101) in RGB and oklch(78.533% 0.13873 128.62) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

78.5%
0.139
129°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #9eca65

#9eca65 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 129°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Be Spontaneous (#a5cb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #9eca65 mixed with white

  1. 9eca65
  2. a7d076
  3. b1d586
  4. bbda96
  5. c4e0a5
  6. cee5b4
  7. d8eac3
  8. e1f0d2
  9. ebf5e1
  10. f5faf0

Darker: #9eca65 mixed with black

  1. 9eca65
  2. 89af57
  3. 749549
  4. 607c3c
  5. 4d642f
  6. 3a4d22
  7. 293717
  8. 18220c
  9. 090f03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #9eca65 with less saturation

  1. 9eca65
  2. a1c96f
  3. a4c779
  4. a6c582
  5. a9c48b
  6. acc293
  7. aec09b
  8. b1bfa3
  9. b4bdaa
  10. b6bbb2

Questions about #9eca65

What color is #9eca65?

#9eca65 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Be Spontaneous. In RGB it is rgb(158, 202, 101), in HSL hsl(86.14, 48.79%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.533% 0.13873 128.62).

What colors go well with #9eca65?

The complementary color of #9eca65 is #d3a0fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d0ba41 and #5dd498. The triadic partners are #6dbfff and #ff91a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #9eca65?

Black text reads better on #9eca65: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9eca65 a warm or cool color?

#9eca65 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 129 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.139.