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#899a42 color: Café de Paris

#899a42 is rgb(137, 154, 66) in RGB and oklch(65.387% 0.11542 118.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

65.4%
0.115
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #899a42

#899a42 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 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: #899a42 mixed with white

  1. 899a42
  2. 94a457
  3. 9fae6a
  4. abb87d
  5. b6c290
  6. c2cca2
  7. ced6b5
  8. dae0c7
  9. e6ebda
  10. f2f5ec

Darker: #899a42 mixed with black

  1. 899a42
  2. 768538
  3. 64712f
  4. 535e25
  5. 424b1c
  6. 313914
  7. 22270b
  8. 141705
  9. 070901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899a42 with less saturation

  1. 899a42
  2. 8a994c
  3. 8a9856
  4. 8b985e
  5. 8c9766
  6. 8c966e
  7. 8d9575
  8. 8e947c
  9. 8f9383
  10. 8f918a

Questions about #899a42

What color is #899a42?

#899a42 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 154, 66), in HSL hsl(71.59, 40%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.387% 0.11542 118.849).

What colors go well with #899a42?

The complementary color of #899a42 is #9a80cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad8c2f and #5aa468. The triadic partners are #4199cf and #c8718f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899a42?

Black text reads better on #899a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899a42 a warm or cool color?

#899a42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.115.