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#beae39 color: Sharp Lime

#beae39 is rgb(190, 174, 57) in RGB and oklch(74.343% 0.1346 101.374) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

74.3%
0.135
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #beae39

#beae39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.3:1, 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: #beae39 mixed with white

  1. beae39
  2. c4b653
  3. cabe69
  4. d1c77e
  5. d7cf91
  6. ded7a4
  7. e4dfb6
  8. ebe7c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beae39 mixed with black

  1. beae39
  2. a59730
  3. 8c8028
  4. 756a1f
  5. 5e5517
  6. 484110
  7. 332e09
  8. 1f1c04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beae39 with less saturation

  1. beae39
  2. bcae4b
  3. baae59
  4. b8ae66
  5. b6ae71
  6. b4ae7c
  7. b3ae86
  8. b1ad90
  9. afad9a
  10. adaca3

Questions about #beae39

What color is #beae39?

#beae39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sharp Lime. In RGB it is rgb(190, 174, 57), in HSL hsl(52.78, 53.85%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.343% 0.1346 101.374).

What colors go well with #beae39?

The complementary color of #beae39 is #9ea1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e09c3e and #8dbd5f. The triadic partners are #11bee8 and #e588c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beae39?

Black text reads better on #beae39: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beae39 a warm or cool color?

#beae39 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.135.