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#8a993f color: Café de Paris

#8a993f is rgb(138, 153, 63) in RGB and oklch(65.198% 0.11655 117.689) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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70°
100%

65.2%
0.117
118°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #8a993f

#8a993f is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 118°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.71:1, 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: #8a993f mixed with white

  1. 8a993f
  2. 95a355
  3. a0ad68
  4. abb77c
  5. b7c18e
  6. c2cca1
  7. ced6b4
  8. dae0c6
  9. e6ead9
  10. f3f5ec

Darker: #8a993f mixed with black

  1. 8a993f
  2. 778435
  3. 65702c
  4. 535d23
  5. 424a1b
  6. 323812
  7. 22270a
  8. 141704
  9. 070801
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a993f with less saturation

  1. 8a993f
  2. 8a984a
  3. 8b9853
  4. 8b975c
  5. 8c9665
  6. 8c956c
  7. 8d9474
  8. 8e937b
  9. 8e9282
  10. 8f9189

Questions about #8a993f

What color is #8a993f?

#8a993f is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(138, 153, 63), in HSL hsl(70, 41.67%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.198% 0.11655 117.689).

What colors go well with #8a993f?

The complementary color of #8a993f is #987fce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ae8b2c and #5aa366. The triadic partners are #3d99ce and #c87090.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a993f?

Black text reads better on #8a993f: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a993f a warm or cool color?

#8a993f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 118 degrees, its lightness 65.2% and its chroma 0.117.