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#aeca71 color: Young Leaf

#aeca71 is rgb(174, 202, 113) in RGB and oklch(79.81% 0.11946 123.397) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

79.8%
0.119
123°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #aeca71

#aeca71 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.119 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 11.49:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light lime colors

Lighter: #aeca71 mixed with white

  1. aeca71
  2. b6cf80
  3. bed58f
  4. c6da9d
  5. cee0ac
  6. d6e5ba
  7. deeac8
  8. e6efd5
  9. eef5e3
  10. f7faf1

Darker: #aeca71 mixed with black

  1. aeca71
  2. 97af61
  3. 809552
  4. 6a7c43
  5. 556435
  6. 414d27
  7. 2e371a
  8. 1c220e
  9. 0b0f04
  10. 010201

Calmer: #aeca71 with less saturation

  1. aeca71
  2. afc97a
  3. b1c882
  4. b2c78b
  5. b4c592
  6. b5c49a
  7. b7c3a1
  8. b8c1a8
  9. bac0af
  10. bbbeb6

Questions about #aeca71

What color is #aeca71?

#aeca71 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Young Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 113), in HSL hsl(78.88, 45.64%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.81% 0.11946 123.397).

What colors go well with #aeca71?

The complementary color of #aeca71 is #cdaafc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d7bb5c and #7cd499. The triadic partners are #75c6ff and #fd9cb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeca71?

Black text reads better on #aeca71: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aeca71 a warm or cool color?

#aeca71 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.119.