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#aeca6c color: Young Leaf

#aeca6c is rgb(174, 202, 108) in RGB and oklch(79.737% 0.12473 122.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

79.7%
0.125
123°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • green-300
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #aeca6c

#aeca6c is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Young Leaf (#b0c86f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-300.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #aeca6c mixed with white

  1. aeca6c
  2. b6cf7c
  3. bed58b
  4. c6da9a
  5. cee0a9
  6. d6e5b8
  7. deeac6
  8. e6f0d4
  9. eef5e3
  10. f7faf1

Darker: #aeca6c mixed with black

  1. aeca6c
  2. 97af5d
  3. 80954e
  4. 6a7c40
  5. 556432
  6. 414d25
  7. 2e3719
  8. 1c220d
  9. 0b0f04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #aeca6c with less saturation

  1. aeca6c
  2. afc976
  3. b1c87f
  4. b2c787
  5. b4c590
  6. b5c498
  7. b7c39f
  8. b8c1a7
  9. bac0ae
  10. bbbeb6

Questions about #aeca6c

What color is #aeca6c?

#aeca6c is soft light lime. The closest named color is Young Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 108), in HSL hsl(77.87, 47%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.737% 0.12473 122.864).

What colors go well with #aeca6c?

The complementary color of #aeca6c is #cda9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d9bb56 and #79d496. The triadic partners are #6fc6ff and #ff9ab5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeca6c?

Black text reads better on #aeca6c: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aeca6c a warm or cool color?

#aeca6c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.125.