Skip to the color picker

#b6c265 color: Avocado Cream

#b6c265 is rgb(182, 194, 101) in RGB and oklch(78.466% 0.11872 115.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

68°
100%

78.5%
0.119
115°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #b6c265

#b6c265 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado Cream (#b7bf6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #b6c265 mixed with white

  1. b6c265
  2. bdc876
  3. c4ce86
  4. cbd596
  5. d2dba5
  6. d9e1b4
  7. e1e7c3
  8. e8edd2
  9. f0f3e1
  10. f7f9f0

Darker: #b6c265 mixed with black

  1. b6c265
  2. 9ea857
  3. 868f49
  4. 6f773c
  5. 59602f
  6. 444922
  7. 303417
  8. 1d200c
  9. 0c0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #b6c265 with less saturation

  1. b6c265
  2. b6c16f
  3. b6c179
  4. b6c082
  5. b7bf8a
  6. b7be93
  7. b7bd9b
  8. b8bca2
  9. b8bbaa
  10. b8bab1

Questions about #b6c265

What color is #b6c265?

#b6c265 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Cream. In RGB it is rgb(182, 194, 101), in HSL hsl(67.74, 43.26%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.466% 0.11872 115.247).

What colors go well with #b6c265?

The complementary color of #b6c265 is #bfa9fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dbb358 and #87cd89. The triadic partners are #64c5fa and #f598bc.

Is white or black text more readable on #b6c265?

Black text reads better on #b6c265: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b6c265 a warm or cool color?

#b6c265 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.119.