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#b1bc52 color: Japanese Fern

#b1bc52 is rgb(177, 188, 82) in RGB and oklch(76.508% 0.13104 114.477) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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66°
100%

76.5%
0.131
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 #b1bc52

#b1bc52 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.131 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: #b1bc52 mixed with white

  1. b1bc52
  2. b8c366
  3. c0ca79
  4. c7d08b
  5. cfd79c
  6. d7dead
  7. dfe5bd
  8. e7ebce
  9. eff2de
  10. f7f8ef

Darker: #b1bc52 mixed with black

  1. b1bc52
  2. 99a346
  3. 838b3b
  4. 6c732f
  5. 575d25
  6. 42471a
  7. 2f3211
  8. 1c1f08
  9. 0c0d02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #b1bc52 with less saturation

  1. b1bc52
  2. b1bb5f
  3. b1bb6a
  4. b1ba75
  5. b1b97f
  6. b1b888
  7. b1b791
  8. b2b69a
  9. b2b5a2
  10. b2b4aa

Questions about #b1bc52

What color is #b1bc52?

#b1bc52 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(177, 188, 82), in HSL hsl(66.23, 44.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.508% 0.13104 114.477).

What colors go well with #b1bc52?

The complementary color of #b1bc52 is #b8a1fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d9ab42 and #7bc87d. The triadic partners are #4ebff9 and #f38eb8.

Is white or black text more readable on #b1bc52?

Black text reads better on #b1bc52: 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 #b1bc52 a warm or cool color?

#b1bc52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.131.