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#bdc656 color: Wild Willow

#bdc656 is rgb(189, 198, 86) in RGB and oklch(79.718% 0.13623 113.303) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

79.7%
0.136
113°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • 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 #bdc656

#bdc656 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 113°.

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: #bdc656 mixed with white

  1. bdc656
  2. c3cc6a
  3. cad27d
  4. d0d88e
  5. d6dd9f
  6. dde3af
  7. e4e9c0
  8. eaeed0
  9. f1f4df
  10. f8faef

Darker: #bdc656 mixed with black

  1. bdc656
  2. a4ac4a
  3. 8c923e
  4. 747a32
  5. 5d6227
  6. 474b1c
  7. 333512
  8. 1f2108
  9. 0d0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bdc656 with less saturation

  1. bdc656
  2. bdc564
  3. bdc570
  4. bcc47b
  5. bcc386
  6. bcc290
  7. bcc199
  8. bcc0a2
  9. bcbfab
  10. bcbeb4

Questions about #bdc656

What color is #bdc656?

#bdc656 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Wild Willow. In RGB it is rgb(189, 198, 86), in HSL hsl(64.82, 49.56%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.718% 0.13623 113.303).

What colors go well with #bdc656?

The complementary color of #bdc656 is #c1abff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e7b447 and #85d382. The triadic partners are #50cbff and #ff96c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdc656?

Black text reads better on #bdc656: 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 #bdc656 a warm or cool color?

#bdc656 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.136.