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#899c48 color: Café de Paris

#899c48 is rgb(137, 156, 72) in RGB and oklch(65.93% 0.11227 120.157) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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74°
100%

65.9%
0.112
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #899c48

#899c48 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.91:1, 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: #899c48 mixed with white

  1. 899c48
  2. 94a65c
  3. 9fb06e
  4. abb981
  5. b6c393
  6. c2cda5
  7. ced7b6
  8. dae1c8
  9. e6ebdb
  10. f3f5ed

Darker: #899c48 mixed with black

  1. 899c48
  2. 76873d
  3. 647333
  4. 535f29
  5. 424c1f
  6. 313916
  7. 22280d
  8. 141806
  9. 070902
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899c48 with less saturation

  1. 899c48
  2. 8a9b51
  3. 8b9a5a
  4. 8b9962
  5. 8c986a
  6. 8d9871
  7. 8e9678
  8. 8f957f
  9. 909485
  10. 91938c

Questions about #899c48

What color is #899c48?

#899c48 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 156, 72), in HSL hsl(73.57, 36.84%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.93% 0.11227 120.157).

What colors go well with #899c48?

The complementary color of #899c48 is #9d81cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac8f35 and #5ba56d. The triadic partners are #499ad0 and #c9738f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899c48?

Black text reads better on #899c48: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899c48 a warm or cool color?

#899c48 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 65.9% and its chroma 0.112.