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#899a40 color: Café de Paris

#899a40 is rgb(137, 154, 64) in RGB and oklch(65.364% 0.11728 118.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

65.4%
0.117
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #899a40

#899a40 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.11:1 contrast and black text 6.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Café de Paris (#889944). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #899a40 mixed with white

  1. 899a40
  2. 94a455
  3. 9fae69
  4. abb87c
  5. b6c28f
  6. c2cca1
  7. ced6b4
  8. dae0c7
  9. e6ebd9
  10. f2f5ec

Darker: #899a40 mixed with black

  1. 899a40
  2. 768536
  3. 64712d
  4. 535e24
  5. 424b1b
  6. 313913
  7. 22270b
  8. 141705
  9. 070901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899a40 with less saturation

  1. 899a40
  2. 8a994b
  3. 8a9854
  4. 8b985d
  5. 8c9765
  6. 8c966d
  7. 8d9574
  8. 8e947c
  9. 8e9383
  10. 8f9189

Questions about #899a40

What color is #899a40?

#899a40 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 154, 64), in HSL hsl(71.33, 41.28%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.364% 0.11728 118.734).

What colors go well with #899a40?

The complementary color of #899a40 is #9a7fce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad8c2c and #58a467. The triadic partners are #3f99d0 and #c9708f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899a40?

Black text reads better on #899a40: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and black gives 6.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899a40 a warm or cool color?

#899a40 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.117.