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#b3bc53 color: Japanese Fern

#b3bc53 is rgb(179, 188, 83) in RGB and oklch(76.68% 0.12962 113.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

76.7%
0.130
114°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #b3bc53

#b3bc53 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 114°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.23:1, 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: #b3bc53 mixed with white

  1. b3bc53
  2. bac367
  3. c1ca7a
  4. c9d08b
  5. d0d79c
  6. d8dead
  7. dfe5be
  8. e7ebce
  9. eff2de
  10. f7f8ef

Darker: #b3bc53 mixed with black

  1. b3bc53
  2. 9ba347
  3. 848b3b
  4. 6e7330
  5. 585d25
  6. 43471b
  7. 2f3211
  8. 1d1f08
  9. 0c0d02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #b3bc53 with less saturation

  1. b3bc53
  2. b3bb60
  3. b3bb6b
  4. b3ba76
  5. b3b97f
  6. b3b889
  7. b3b792
  8. b3b69a
  9. b3b5a3
  10. b3b4ab

Questions about #b3bc53

What color is #b3bc53?

#b3bc53 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(179, 188, 83), in HSL hsl(65.14, 43.93%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.68% 0.12962 113.531).

What colors go well with #b3bc53?

The complementary color of #b3bc53 is #b7a3fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dbab45 and #7fc87c. The triadic partners are #4ec0f8 and #f38fba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b3bc53?

Black text reads better on #b3bc53: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b3bc53 a warm or cool color?

#b3bc53 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 114 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.13.