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#b1bc50 color: Japanese Fern

#b1bc50 is rgb(177, 188, 80) in RGB and oklch(76.486% 0.13282 114.438) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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66°
100%

76.5%
0.133
114°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #b1bc50

#b1bc50 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Fern (#b5b94c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #b1bc50 mixed with white

  1. b1bc50
  2. b8c365
  3. c0ca78
  4. c7d08a
  5. cfd79b
  6. d7deac
  7. dfe5bd
  8. e7ebcd
  9. eff2de
  10. f7f8ee

Darker: #b1bc50 mixed with black

  1. b1bc50
  2. 99a344
  3. 838b39
  4. 6c732e
  5. 575d24
  6. 42471a
  7. 2f3210
  8. 1c1f07
  9. 0c0d02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #b1bc50 with less saturation

  1. b1bc50
  2. b1bb5d
  3. b1bb69
  4. b1ba74
  5. b1b97e
  6. b1b887
  7. b1b791
  8. b2b699
  9. b2b5a2
  10. b2b4aa

Questions about #b1bc50

What color is #b1bc50?

#b1bc50 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(177, 188, 80), in HSL hsl(66.11, 44.63%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.486% 0.13282 114.438).

What colors go well with #b1bc50?

The complementary color of #b1bc50 is #b8a1fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #daab40 and #7bc97c. The triadic partners are #4bbffa and #f48db8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b1bc50?

Black text reads better on #b1bc50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b1bc50 a warm or cool color?

#b1bc50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.133.