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#bec56f color: Powdered Green Tea

#bec56f is rgb(190, 197, 111) in RGB and oklch(79.9% 0.11011 112.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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65°
100%

79.9%
0.110
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
11.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #bec56f

#bec56f is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.11 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 11.41:1, 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: #bec56f mixed with white

  1. bec56f
  2. c4cb7f
  3. cad18e
  4. d1d79c
  5. d7dcab
  6. dee2b9
  7. e4e8c7
  8. ebeed5
  9. f1f4e3
  10. f8f9f1

Darker: #bec56f mixed with black

  1. bec56f
  2. a5ab60
  3. 8c9251
  4. 757942
  5. 5e6134
  6. 484b27
  7. 33351a
  8. 1f210e
  9. 0d0e04
  10. 020201

Calmer: #bec56f with less saturation

  1. bec56f
  2. bec478
  3. bec481
  4. bdc389
  5. bdc291
  6. bdc299
  7. bdc1a1
  8. bdc0a8
  9. bdbfaf
  10. bdbeb6

Questions about #bec56f

What color is #bec56f?

#bec56f is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Powdered Green Tea. In RGB it is rgb(190, 197, 111), in HSL hsl(64.88, 42.57%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.9% 0.11011 112.685).

What colors go well with #bec56f?

The complementary color of #bec56f is #bfb0fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e0b766 and #93d08e. The triadic partners are #6ecaf9 and #f5a0c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bec56f?

Black text reads better on #bec56f: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bec56f a warm or cool color?

#bec56f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.11.