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#beaf39 color: Sharp Lime

#beaf39 is rgb(190, 175, 57) in RGB and oklch(74.556% 0.13546 101.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

74.6%
0.135
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #beaf39

#beaf39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, 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: #beaf39 mixed with white

  1. beaf39
  2. c4b753
  3. cabf69
  4. d1c77e
  5. d7cf91
  6. ded7a4
  7. e4dfb6
  8. ebe7c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beaf39 mixed with black

  1. beaf39
  2. a59830
  3. 8c8128
  4. 756b1f
  5. 5e5617
  6. 484110
  7. 332e09
  8. 1f1c04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beaf39 with less saturation

  1. beaf39
  2. bcaf4b
  3. baaf59
  4. b8af66
  5. b7af72
  6. b5af7d
  7. b3ae87
  8. b1ae91
  9. b0ad9a
  10. aeada3

Questions about #beaf39

What color is #beaf39?

#beaf39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sharp Lime. In RGB it is rgb(190, 175, 57), in HSL hsl(53.23, 53.85%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.556% 0.13546 101.941).

What colors go well with #beaf39?

The complementary color of #beaf39 is #9fa1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e19d3d and #8cbe60. The triadic partners are #12bfe9 and #e688c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beaf39?

Black text reads better on #beaf39: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beaf39 a warm or cool color?

#beaf39 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.135.