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#b1c950 color: Acid Candy

#b1c950 is rgb(177, 201, 80) in RGB and oklch(79.393% 0.14862 119.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

79.4%
0.149
119°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #b1c950

#b1c950 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Acid Candy (#a8c74d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #b1c950 mixed with white

  1. b1c950
  2. b8cf66
  3. c0d479
  4. c7da8b
  5. cfdf9c
  6. d7e5ad
  7. dfeabe
  8. e7efce
  9. eff5df
  10. f7faef

Darker: #b1c950 mixed with black

  1. b1c950
  2. 99ae44
  3. 839539
  4. 6c7c2e
  5. 576424
  6. 424c1a
  7. 2f3610
  8. 1c2207
  9. 0c0f02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #b1c950 with less saturation

  1. b1c950
  2. b2c85f
  3. b3c76c
  4. b4c678
  5. b5c483
  6. b6c38d
  7. b7c297
  8. b8c0a1
  9. b9bfaa
  10. babdb3

Questions about #b1c950

What color is #b1c950?

#b1c950 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Acid Candy. In RGB it is rgb(177, 201, 80), in HSL hsl(71.9, 52.84%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.393% 0.14862 119.389).

What colors go well with #b1c950?

The complementary color of #b1c950 is #caa5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2b631 and #6fd686. The triadic partners are #57c7ff and #ff91b9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b1c950?

Black text reads better on #b1c950: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b1c950 a warm or cool color?

#b1c950 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.149.