#BED260
Closest named color: Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). oklch(82.5% 0.141 117.9), rgb(190, 210, 96).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.57:1).
About this color
#BED260 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 83%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 118°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.57:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (83%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B) |
| Black text | 12.57:1 |
| White text | 1.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BED260 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 210, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 56%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.5% 0.141 117.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BED260 | 1.66:1 | Fails | Lc -33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BED260 | 12.57:1 | AAA | Lc 74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BED260 text on white | 1.66:1 | Fails | Lc 29.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #BED260 text on black | 12.57:1 | AAA | Lc -73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7E9
oklch(97% 0.019 116.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7EED0
oklch(93.6% 0.04 117.9)
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Step 200
200
#D4E1A6
oklch(88.5% 0.079 118.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BED260
oklch(82.5% 0.141 117.9)
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Step 400
400
#99AD00
oklch(70.7% 0.164 117.7)
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Step 500
500
#829400
oklch(63% 0.147 118)
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Step 600
600
#6D7D00
oklch(55.7% 0.13 118.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C6900
oklch(49.2% 0.114 117.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 117.9)
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Step 900
900
#3E4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 117.6)
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Step 950
950
#242A00
oklch(27% 0.063 117.7)
#BED260 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #DEC855 | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DCC967 | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C8C8B9 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C8C8C8 | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BED260
#BED260
oklch(82.5% 0.141 117.9)
- #CDB8FF
#CDB8FF
oklch(82.5% 0.1 297.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BED260, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.029
- Greenish Beige #C9D179 ΔE 0.033
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.038
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.043
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.049
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.060
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.061
- Sand #E2CA76 ΔE 0.063
Use #BED260 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.