#BEEB71Pisco Sour (#BEEB71) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 126°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.158. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BEEB71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 235, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 52%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 52%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.8 -33.3 53.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.883 0.158 126) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pisco Sour shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c9e566 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#c6ec6d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#beeb71 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#beec73 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pisco Sour in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.37:1 and against black 15.31:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e0ffb3 · #beeb71 · #8bb246 · #698a25 · #486400 · #2c3f00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#beeb71 · #cbcd4a · #d0b02c · #cd9321 · #c47929 · #b56136
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#beeb71 · #7ec9b8 · #84a844 · #008f7b · #4d6a00 · #004f43
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#beeb71 · #adbb9b · #915cc2 · #475c22 · #2c3d06 · #152001
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#beeb71 · #bfb8c7 · #7e8772 · #514c57 · #1b230f · #020004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4effa · #ccc6d3 · #a099a8 · #271f30 · #06020d · #beeb71
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f2cc · #beeb71 · #98d39f · #ec45b6 · #453e69 · #210608
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff0eb · #beeb71 · #babce3 · #ba5ba0 · #413e5d · #120e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#beeb71 · #a3bfd9 · #3789ca · #8f1341 · #430018 · #000615
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#beeb71 · #9ac4cf · #0093ad · #652e91 · #400900 · #04000d
#C6EE85 · #CEF198 · #D6F4A9 · #DDF6BA · #E5F9CB
#99C152 · #759832 · #537110 · #354B00 · #1B2800
#C4E88B · #C9E4A2 · #CFE0B7
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.