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#aebc52 color: Japanese Fern

#aebc52 is rgb(174, 188, 82) in RGB and oklch(76.27% 0.13187 115.895) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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68°
100%

76.3%
0.132
116°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #aebc52

#aebc52 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 116°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Fern (#b5b94c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #aebc52 mixed with white

  1. aebc52
  2. b6c366
  3. bdca79
  4. c5d08b
  5. cdd79c
  6. d5dead
  7. dde5bd
  8. e6ebce
  9. eef2de
  10. f6f8ef

Darker: #aebc52 mixed with black

  1. aebc52
  2. 97a346
  3. 808b3b
  4. 6a732f
  5. 555d25
  6. 41471a
  7. 2e3211
  8. 1c1f08
  9. 0b0d02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #aebc52 with less saturation

  1. aebc52
  2. aebb5f
  3. aeba6a
  4. afba74
  5. afb97e
  6. afb888
  7. b0b791
  8. b0b599
  9. b1b4a2
  10. b1b3aa

Questions about #aebc52

What color is #aebc52?

#aebc52 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(174, 188, 82), in HSL hsl(67.92, 44.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.27% 0.13187 115.895).

What colors go well with #aebc52?

The complementary color of #aebc52 is #b9a0fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d7ab40 and #77c87e. The triadic partners are #4fbefa and #f38db5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aebc52?

Black text reads better on #aebc52: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aebc52 a warm or cool color?

#aebc52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 116 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.132.