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#aecaa1 color: Desert Cactus

#aecaa1 is rgb(174, 202, 161) in RGB and oklch(80.728% 0.06395 135.779) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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101°
100%

80.7%
0.064
136°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Silver
  • olive-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #aecaa1

#aecaa1 is a muted light lime color. In OKLCH it has 80.7% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 136°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Cactus (#afca9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #aecaa1 mixed with white

  1. aecaa1
  2. b6cfaa
  3. bed5b4
  4. c6dabd
  5. cedfc6
  6. d6e4d0
  7. deead9
  8. e6efe2
  9. eef4ec
  10. f7faf5

Darker: #aecaa1 mixed with black

  1. aecaa1
  2. 97af8b
  3. 809576
  4. 6a7c62
  5. 55644e
  6. 414d3c
  7. 2e372a
  8. 1c2219
  9. 0b0f09
  10. 010201

Calmer: #aecaa1 with less saturation

  1. aecaa1
  2. b0c9a4
  3. b2c8a7
  4. b4c7ab
  5. b5c6ae
  6. b7c5b1
  7. b9c4b4
  8. bbc3b7
  9. bcc2ba
  10. bec1bd

Questions about #aecaa1

What color is #aecaa1?

#aecaa1 is muted light lime. The closest named color is Desert Cactus. In RGB it is rgb(174, 202, 161), in HSL hsl(100.98, 27.89%, 71.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.728% 0.06395 135.779).

What colors go well with #aecaa1?

The complementary color of #aecaa1 is #d0b4dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c5c393 and #99ceb6. The triadic partners are #a5c2ea and #e6b0b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aecaa1?

Black text reads better on #aecaa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aecaa1 a warm or cool color?

#aecaa1 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 136 degrees, its lightness 80.7% and its chroma 0.064.