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#aeca72 color: Young Leaf

#aeca72 is rgb(174, 202, 114) in RGB and oklch(79.825% 0.11839 123.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

79.8%
0.118
124°
  • 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 #aeca72

#aeca72 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 124°.

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: #aeca72 mixed with white

  1. aeca72
  2. b6cf81
  3. bed590
  4. c6da9e
  5. cee0ac
  6. d6e5ba
  7. deeac8
  8. e6efd6
  9. eef5e3
  10. f7faf1

Darker: #aeca72 mixed with black

  1. aeca72
  2. 97af62
  3. 809553
  4. 6a7c44
  5. 556436
  6. 414d28
  7. 2e371b
  8. 1c220e
  9. 0b0f04
  10. 010201

Calmer: #aeca72 with less saturation

  1. aeca72
  2. afc97b
  3. b1c883
  4. b2c78b
  5. b4c593
  6. b5c49a
  7. b7c3a2
  8. b8c1a9
  9. bac0b0
  10. bbbeb6

Questions about #aeca72

What color is #aeca72?

#aeca72 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Young Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 114), in HSL hsl(79.09, 45.36%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.825% 0.11839 123.512).

What colors go well with #aeca72?

The complementary color of #aeca72 is #cdaafc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d7bc5d and #7dd499. The triadic partners are #76c6ff and #fd9cb5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeca72?

Black text reads better on #aeca72: 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 #aeca72 a warm or cool color?

#aeca72 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.118.