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#bbc665 color: Wild Willow

#bbc665 is rgb(187, 198, 101) in RGB and oklch(79.738% 0.12249 114.551) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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67°
100%

79.7%
0.122
115°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #bbc665

#bbc665 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Willow (#beca60). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #bbc665 mixed with white

  1. bbc665
  2. c1cc76
  3. c8d287
  4. cfd796
  5. d5dda6
  6. dce3b5
  7. e3e9c4
  8. eaeed3
  9. f1f4e1
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bbc665 mixed with black

  1. bbc665
  2. a2ac57
  3. 8a9249
  4. 737a3c
  5. 5c622f
  6. 464b22
  7. 323517
  8. 1f210c
  9. 0d0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bbc665 with less saturation

  1. bbc665
  2. bbc570
  3. bbc57a
  4. bbc483
  5. bbc38c
  6. bbc295
  7. bcc19d
  8. bcc0a5
  9. bcbfad
  10. bcbeb5

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Colors that go with #bbc665

Complementary
#bbc665#c2adff
Analogous
#bbc665#e1b658#8ad28b
Triadic
#bbc665#63c9ff#fb9bc1
Split
#bbc665#96bbff#e4a1e9

Questions about #bbc665

What color is #bbc665?

#bbc665 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Wild Willow. In RGB it is rgb(187, 198, 101), in HSL hsl(66.8, 45.97%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.738% 0.12249 114.551).

What colors go well with #bbc665?

The complementary color of #bbc665 is #c2adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e1b658 and #8ad28b. The triadic partners are #63c9ff and #fb9bc1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bbc665?

Black text reads better on #bbc665: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bbc665 a warm or cool color?

#bbc665 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.122.