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#bec261 color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec261 is rgb(190, 194, 97) in RGB and oklch(79.057% 0.12102 110.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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62°
100%

79.1%
0.121
111°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bec261

#bec261 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea (#c5c56a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bec261 mixed with white

  1. bec261
  2. c4c873
  3. cace84
  4. d1d594
  5. d7dba3
  6. dee1b3
  7. e4e7c2
  8. ebedd2
  9. f1f3e1
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bec261 mixed with black

  1. bec261
  2. a5a853
  3. 8c8f46
  4. 757739
  5. 5e602d
  6. 484921
  7. 333415
  8. 1f200b
  9. 0d0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec261 with less saturation

  1. bec261
  2. bec16c
  3. bdc176
  4. bdc080
  5. bcc089
  6. bcbf92
  7. bbbe9b
  8. bbbda3
  9. bbbcab
  10. bbbcb3

Questions about #bec261

What color is #bec261?

#bec261 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 194, 97), in HSL hsl(62.47, 44.29%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.057% 0.12102 110.982).

What colors go well with #bec261?

The complementary color of #bec261 is #bbadff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2b259 and #8fce84. The triadic partners are #5dc8fa and #f69ac4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec261?

Black text reads better on #bec261: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec261 a warm or cool color?

#bec261 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.121.