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#bec466 color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec466 is rgb(190, 196, 102) in RGB and oklch(79.556% 0.11836 112.033) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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64°
100%

79.6%
0.118
112°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #bec466

#bec466 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 112°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.28:1, 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: #bec466 mixed with white

  1. bec466
  2. c4ca77
  3. cad087
  4. d1d697
  5. d7dca6
  6. dee2b5
  7. e4e8c4
  8. ebeed3
  9. f1f3e2
  10. f8f9f0

Darker: #bec466 mixed with black

  1. bec466
  2. a5aa58
  3. 8c914a
  4. 75783c
  5. 5e612f
  6. 484a23
  7. 333517
  8. 1f210c
  9. 0d0e04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec466 with less saturation

  1. bec466
  2. bec371
  3. bdc37a
  4. bdc284
  5. bdc18c
  6. bdc195
  7. bcc09d
  8. bcbfa5
  9. bcbead
  10. bcbdb5

Questions about #bec466

What color is #bec466?

#bec466 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 196, 102), in HSL hsl(63.83, 44.34%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.556% 0.11836 112.033).

What colors go well with #bec466?

The complementary color of #bec466 is #beaeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2b55d and #8fd088. The triadic partners are #63c9fb and #f79cc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec466?

Black text reads better on #bec466: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec466 a warm or cool color?

#bec466 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 112 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.118.