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#899b49 color: Café de Paris

#899b49 is rgb(137, 155, 73) in RGB and oklch(65.709% 0.1099 119.784) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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73°
100%

65.7%
0.110
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #899b49

#899b49 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.07:1 contrast and black text 6.85:1, 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: #899b49 mixed with white

  1. 899b49
  2. 94a55c
  3. 9faf6f
  4. abb981
  5. b6c393
  6. c2cda5
  7. ced7b7
  8. dae1c9
  9. e6ebdb
  10. f3f5ed

Darker: #899b49 mixed with black

  1. 899b49
  2. 76863e
  3. 647234
  4. 535e2a
  5. 424b20
  6. 313917
  7. 22280e
  8. 141806
  9. 070902
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899b49 with less saturation

  1. 899b49
  2. 8a9a52
  3. 8a995a
  4. 8b9962
  5. 8c986a
  6. 8d9771
  7. 8e9678
  8. 8e957e
  9. 8f9385
  10. 90928b

Questions about #899b49

What color is #899b49?

#899b49 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 155, 73), in HSL hsl(73.17, 35.96%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.709% 0.1099 119.784).

What colors go well with #899b49?

The complementary color of #899b49 is #9b81cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac8e38 and #5ca46d. The triadic partners are #4a9acd and #c8748f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899b49?

Black text reads better on #899b49: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and black gives 6.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899b49 a warm or cool color?

#899b49 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.11.