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#bec56a color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec56a is rgb(190, 197, 106) in RGB and oklch(79.828% 0.11544 112.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

79.8%
0.115
113°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #bec56a

#bec56a is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 113°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.38:1, 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: #bec56a mixed with white

  1. bec56a
  2. c4cb7a
  3. cad18a
  4. d1d799
  5. d7dda8
  6. dee2b7
  7. e4e8c5
  8. ebeed4
  9. f1f4e2
  10. f8f9f1

Darker: #bec56a mixed with black

  1. bec56a
  2. a5ab5b
  3. 8c924d
  4. 75793f
  5. 5e6131
  6. 484b24
  7. 333518
  8. 1f210d
  9. 0d0e04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bec56a with less saturation

  1. bec56a
  2. bec474
  3. bec47d
  4. bdc386
  5. bdc28f
  6. bdc297
  7. bdc19f
  8. bdc0a7
  9. bdbfae
  10. bdbeb6

Questions about #bec56a

What color is #bec56a?

#bec56a is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 197, 106), in HSL hsl(64.62, 43.96%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.828% 0.11544 112.597).

What colors go well with #bec56a?

The complementary color of #bec56a is #bfafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2b661 and #91d08b. The triadic partners are #68cafb and #f79ec4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec56a?

Black text reads better on #bec56a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec56a a warm or cool color?

#bec56a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.115.