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#b3bb57 color: Japanese Fern

#b3bb57 is rgb(179, 187, 87) in RGB and oklch(76.506% 0.12471 113.117) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

76.5%
0.125
113°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #b3bb57

#b3bb57 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 113°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.16:1, 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: #b3bb57 mixed with white

  1. b3bb57
  2. bac26a
  3. c1c97c
  4. c9d08d
  5. d0d79e
  6. d8ddae
  7. dfe4bf
  8. e7ebcf
  9. eff2df
  10. f7f8ef

Darker: #b3bb57 mixed with black

  1. b3bb57
  2. 9ba24b
  3. 848a3e
  4. 6e7333
  5. 585c27
  6. 43461c
  7. 2f3212
  8. 1d1f08
  9. 0c0d03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #b3bb57 with less saturation

  1. b3bb57
  2. b3ba63
  3. b3ba6d
  4. b2b977
  5. b2b881
  6. b2b78a
  7. b2b792
  8. b2b69b
  9. b2b5a3
  10. b2b4ab

Questions about #b3bb57

What color is #b3bb57?

#b3bb57 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(179, 187, 87), in HSL hsl(64.8, 42.37%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.506% 0.12471 113.117).

What colors go well with #b3bb57?

The complementary color of #b3bb57 is #b6a3fb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d9ab4b and #81c77d. The triadic partners are #53c0f5 and #f090b9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b3bb57?

Black text reads better on #b3bb57: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b3bb57 a warm or cool color?

#b3bb57 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.125.