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#bec268 color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec268 is rgb(190, 194, 104) in RGB and oklch(79.15% 0.11389 110.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

79.2%
0.114
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
11.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #bec268

#bec268 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.114 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 11.11:1, 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: #bec268 mixed with white

  1. bec268
  2. c4c879
  3. cace88
  4. d1d598
  5. d7dba7
  6. dee1b6
  7. e4e7c4
  8. ebedd3
  9. f1f3e2
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bec268 mixed with black

  1. bec268
  2. a5a859
  3. 8c8f4b
  4. 75773e
  5. 5e6030
  6. 484924
  7. 333418
  8. 1f200c
  9. 0d0e04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec268 with less saturation

  1. bec268
  2. bec172
  3. bdc17b
  4. bdc084
  5. bcc08d
  6. bcbf95
  7. bcbe9d
  8. bbbda5
  9. bbbdac
  10. bbbcb4

Questions about #bec268

What color is #bec268?

#bec268 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 194, 104), in HSL hsl(62.67, 42.45%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.15% 0.11389 110.981).

What colors go well with #bec268?

The complementary color of #bec268 is #bbaeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e0b360 and #92cd88. The triadic partners are #65c8f7 and #f39cc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec268?

Black text reads better on #bec268: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec268 a warm or cool color?

#bec268 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.114.