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#aaca66 color: Be Spontaneous

#aaca66 is rgb(170, 202, 102) in RGB and oklch(79.367% 0.13243 124.014) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

79.4%
0.132
124°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #aaca66

#aaca66 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.35:1, 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: #aaca66 mixed with white

  1. aaca66
  2. b2d077
  3. bad587
  4. c3da97
  5. cbe0a6
  6. d4e5b5
  7. dceac4
  8. e5f0d3
  9. edf5e2
  10. f6faf0

Darker: #aaca66 mixed with black

  1. aaca66
  2. 93af58
  3. 7d954a
  4. 687c3c
  5. 53642f
  6. 3f4d23
  7. 2d3717
  8. 1b220c
  9. 0b0f04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #aaca66 with less saturation

  1. aaca66
  2. acc971
  3. adc87a
  4. afc684
  5. b1c58c
  6. b3c395
  7. b4c29d
  8. b6c0a5
  9. b8bfad
  10. babdb4

Questions about #aaca66

What color is #aaca66?

#aaca66 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Be Spontaneous. In RGB it is rgb(170, 202, 102), in HSL hsl(79.2, 48.54%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.367% 0.13243 124.014).

What colors go well with #aaca66?

The complementary color of #aaca66 is #cea6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d8ba4b and #70d494. The triadic partners are #6ac4ff and #ff96b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aaca66?

Black text reads better on #aaca66: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aaca66 a warm or cool color?

#aaca66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.132.