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#aebc53 color: Japanese Fern

#aebc53 is rgb(174, 188, 83) in RGB and oklch(76.281% 0.13096 115.925) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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68°
100%

76.3%
0.131
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
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #aebc53

#aebc53 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.131 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 10.12:1, 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: #aebc53 mixed with white

  1. aebc53
  2. b6c367
  3. bdca79
  4. c5d08b
  5. cdd79c
  6. d5dead
  7. dde5bd
  8. e6ebce
  9. eef2de
  10. f6f8ef

Darker: #aebc53 mixed with black

  1. aebc53
  2. 97a347
  3. 808b3b
  4. 6a7330
  5. 555d25
  6. 41471b
  7. 2e3211
  8. 1c1f08
  9. 0b0d02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #aebc53 with less saturation

  1. aebc53
  2. aebb5f
  3. aeba6b
  4. afba75
  5. afb97f
  6. afb888
  7. b0b791
  8. b0b599
  9. b1b4a2
  10. b1b3aa

Questions about #aebc53

What color is #aebc53?

#aebc53 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(174, 188, 83), in HSL hsl(68, 43.93%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.281% 0.13096 115.925).

What colors go well with #aebc53?

The complementary color of #aebc53 is #b9a0fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d7ab41 and #78c87e. The triadic partners are #50befa and #f38db5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aebc53?

Black text reads better on #aebc53: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aebc53 a warm or cool color?

#aebc53 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 116 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.131.