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#baca50 color: Forsythia Bud

#baca50 is rgb(186, 202, 80) in RGB and oklch(80.3% 0.14685 116.109) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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68°
100%

80.3%
0.147
116°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #baca50

#baca50 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 80.3% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 116°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Forsythia Bud (#bbcc55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #baca50 mixed with white

  1. baca50
  2. c0d066
  3. c7d579
  4. cedb8b
  5. d4e09d
  6. dbe5ae
  7. e2ebbe
  8. e9f0cf
  9. f0f5df
  10. f8faef

Darker: #baca50 mixed with black

  1. baca50
  2. a1af44
  3. 899539
  4. 727c2e
  5. 5c6424
  6. 464d1a
  7. 323710
  8. 1e2207
  9. 0d0f02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #baca50 with less saturation

  1. baca50
  2. bac95f
  3. bbc86d
  4. bbc779
  5. bbc684
  6. bcc58f
  7. bcc499
  8. bdc3a3
  9. bdc1ac
  10. bec0b5

Questions about #baca50

What color is #baca50?

#baca50 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Forsythia Bud. In RGB it is rgb(186, 202, 80), in HSL hsl(67.87, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.3% 0.14685 116.109).

What colors go well with #baca50?

The complementary color of #baca50 is #c7abff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8b739 and #7bd884. The triadic partners are #54ccff and #ff94c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #baca50?

Black text reads better on #baca50: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #baca50 a warm or cool color?

#baca50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 116 degrees, its lightness 80.3% and its chroma 0.147.