Skip to the color picker

#9ecd6b color: Be Spontaneous

#9ecd6b is rgb(158, 205, 107) in RGB and oklch(79.309% 0.13705 130.073) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

89°
100%

79.3%
0.137
130°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • green-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #9ecd6b

#9ecd6b is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 130°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Be Spontaneous (#a5cb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #9ecd6b mixed with white

  1. 9ecd6b
  2. a8d27b
  3. b1d78b
  4. bbdd9a
  5. c4e2a9
  6. cee7b7
  7. d8ecc6
  8. e1f1d4
  9. ebf5e2
  10. f5faf1

Darker: #9ecd6b mixed with black

  1. 9ecd6b
  2. 89b25c
  3. 74984e
  4. 607e3f
  5. 4d6632
  6. 3a4e25
  7. 293818
  8. 18230d
  9. 090f04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #9ecd6b with less saturation

  1. 9ecd6b
  2. a1cb75
  3. a4ca7e
  4. a7c886
  5. aac78f
  6. adc597
  7. b0c39e
  8. b3c1a6
  9. b6bfad
  10. b9bdb4

Questions about #9ecd6b

What color is #9ecd6b?

#9ecd6b is soft light lime. The closest named color is Be Spontaneous. In RGB it is rgb(158, 205, 107), in HSL hsl(88.78, 49.49%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.309% 0.13705 130.073).

What colors go well with #9ecd6b?

The complementary color of #9ecd6b is #d7a2fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d0bd47 and #5ed69d. The triadic partners are #76c1ff and #ff94a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #9ecd6b?

Black text reads better on #9ecd6b: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9ecd6b a warm or cool color?

#9ecd6b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.137.