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#899c49 color: Café de Paris

#899c49 is rgb(137, 156, 73) in RGB and oklch(65.943% 0.11127 120.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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74°
100%

65.9%
0.111
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
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #899c49

#899c49 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.9% lightness, 0.111 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 6.92:1, 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: #899c49 mixed with white

  1. 899c49
  2. 94a65d
  3. 9fb06f
  4. abb981
  5. b6c393
  6. c2cda5
  7. ced7b7
  8. dae1c9
  9. e6ebdb
  10. f3f5ed

Darker: #899c49 mixed with black

  1. 899c49
  2. 76873e
  3. 647334
  4. 535f2a
  5. 424c20
  6. 313917
  7. 22280e
  8. 141806
  9. 070902
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899c49 with less saturation

  1. 899c49
  2. 8a9b52
  3. 8b9a5b
  4. 8b9963
  5. 8c986a
  6. 8d9871
  7. 8e9678
  8. 8f957f
  9. 909485
  10. 91938c

Questions about #899c49

What color is #899c49?

#899c49 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 156, 73), in HSL hsl(73.73, 36.24%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.943% 0.11127 120.237).

What colors go well with #899c49?

The complementary color of #899c49 is #9d82cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac8f37 and #5ca56d. The triadic partners are #4a9acf and #c9748f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899c49?

Black text reads better on #899c49: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899c49 a warm or cool color?

#899c49 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 65.9% and its chroma 0.111.