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#bec266 color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec266 is rgb(190, 194, 102) in RGB and oklch(79.123% 0.11596 110.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

79.1%
0.116
111°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bec266

#bec266 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.1:1, 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: #bec266 mixed with white

  1. bec266
  2. c4c877
  3. cace87
  4. d1d597
  5. d7dba6
  6. dee1b5
  7. e4e7c4
  8. ebedd3
  9. f1f3e1
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bec266 mixed with black

  1. bec266
  2. a5a858
  3. 8c8f4a
  4. 75773c
  5. 5e602f
  6. 484923
  7. 333417
  8. 1f200c
  9. 0d0e04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec266 with less saturation

  1. bec266
  2. bec170
  3. bdc17a
  4. bdc083
  5. bcc08c
  6. bcbf94
  7. bcbe9c
  8. bbbda4
  9. bbbdac
  10. bbbcb3

Questions about #bec266

What color is #bec266?

#bec266 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 194, 102), in HSL hsl(62.61, 42.99%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.123% 0.11596 110.98).

What colors go well with #bec266?

The complementary color of #bec266 is #bbaeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e1b35e and #91ce87. The triadic partners are #63c8f8 and #f49bc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec266?

Black text reads better on #bec266: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec266 a warm or cool color?

#bec266 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.116.