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#beac2c color: Sharp Lime

#beac2c is rgb(190, 172, 44) in RGB and oklch(73.828% 0.14082 100.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

73.8%
0.141
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #beac2c

#beac2c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sharp Lime (#c0ad28). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #beac2c mixed with white

  1. beac2c
  2. c4b44b
  3. cabd63
  4. d1c579
  5. d7ce8d
  6. ded6a0
  7. e4deb4
  8. ebe6c7
  9. f1efd9
  10. f8f7ec

Darker: #beac2c mixed with black

  1. beac2c
  2. a59525
  3. 8c7f1e
  4. 756917
  5. 5e5411
  6. 48400a
  7. 332d05
  8. 1f1b02
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beac2c with less saturation

  1. beac2c
  2. bcac42
  3. baac52
  4. b8ac60
  5. b6ac6d
  6. b4ac78
  7. b2ac83
  8. b0ac8d
  9. aeab97
  10. acaba1

Questions about #beac2c

What color is #beac2c?

#beac2c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sharp Lime. In RGB it is rgb(190, 172, 44), in HSL hsl(52.6, 62.39%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.828% 0.14082 100.879).

What colors go well with #beac2c?

The complementary color of #beac2c is #9b9eff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e19933 and #8bbc58. The triadic partners are #00bde8 and #e585c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beac2c?

Black text reads better on #beac2c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beac2c a warm or cool color?

#beac2c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.141.