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#aeca66 color: Be Spontaneous

#aeca66 is rgb(174, 202, 102) in RGB and oklch(79.654% 0.13084 122.31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77°
100%

79.7%
0.131
122°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #aeca66

#aeca66 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 122°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.44:1, 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: #aeca66 mixed with white

  1. aeca66
  2. b6d077
  3. bed587
  4. c5da97
  5. cde0a6
  6. d6e5b5
  7. deeac4
  8. e6f0d3
  9. eef5e2
  10. f7faf0

Darker: #aeca66 mixed with black

  1. aeca66
  2. 97af58
  3. 80954a
  4. 6a7c3c
  5. 55642f
  6. 414d23
  7. 2e3717
  8. 1c220c
  9. 0b0f04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #aeca66 with less saturation

  1. aeca66
  2. afc971
  3. b1c87b
  4. b2c784
  5. b4c58d
  6. b5c495
  7. b6c39e
  8. b8c1a6
  9. b9c0ad
  10. bbbeb5

Questions about #aeca66

What color is #aeca66?

#aeca66 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Be Spontaneous. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 102), in HSL hsl(76.8, 48.54%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.654% 0.13084 122.31).

What colors go well with #aeca66?

The complementary color of #aeca66 is #cda8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #daba4e and #76d593. The triadic partners are #69c6ff and #ff97b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeca66?

Black text reads better on #aeca66: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aeca66 a warm or cool color?

#aeca66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 122 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.131.