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#aeca73 color: Young Leaf

#aeca73 is rgb(174, 202, 115) in RGB and oklch(79.841% 0.11731 123.63) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

79.8%
0.117
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
11.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #aeca73

#aeca73 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.117 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 11.5:1, 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: #aeca73 mixed with white

  1. aeca73
  2. b6cf82
  3. bed590
  4. c6da9f
  5. cee0ad
  6. d6e5ba
  7. deeac8
  8. e6efd6
  9. eef5e4
  10. f7faf1

Darker: #aeca73 mixed with black

  1. aeca73
  2. 97af63
  3. 809554
  4. 6a7c45
  5. 556436
  6. 414d28
  7. 2e371b
  8. 1c220f
  9. 0b0f05
  10. 010201

Calmer: #aeca73 with less saturation

  1. aeca73
  2. afc97c
  3. b1c884
  4. b2c78c
  5. b4c593
  6. b5c49b
  7. b7c3a2
  8. b8c1a9
  9. bac0b0
  10. bbbfb6

Questions about #aeca73

What color is #aeca73?

#aeca73 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Young Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 115), in HSL hsl(79.31, 45.08%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.841% 0.11731 123.63).

What colors go well with #aeca73?

The complementary color of #aeca73 is #cdaafb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d6bc5e and #7ed39a. The triadic partners are #77c6ff and #fc9db5.

Is white or black text more readable on #aeca73?

Black text reads better on #aeca73: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aeca73 a warm or cool color?

#aeca73 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.117.