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#8a9a42 color: Café de Paris

#8a9a42 is rgb(138, 154, 66) in RGB and oklch(65.466% 0.11506 118.309) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

65.5%
0.115
118°
  • 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
6.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #8a9a42

#8a9a42 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 118°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.78:1, 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: #8a9a42 mixed with white

  1. 8a9a42
  2. 95a457
  3. a0ae6a
  4. abb87d
  5. b7c290
  6. c2cca2
  7. ced6b5
  8. dae0c7
  9. e6ebda
  10. f3f5ec

Darker: #8a9a42 mixed with black

  1. 8a9a42
  2. 778538
  3. 65712f
  4. 535e25
  5. 424b1c
  6. 323914
  7. 22270b
  8. 141705
  9. 070901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a9a42 with less saturation

  1. 8a9a42
  2. 8b994c
  3. 8b9856
  4. 8c985e
  5. 8c9766
  6. 8d966e
  7. 8e9575
  8. 8e947c
  9. 8f9383
  10. 90928a

Questions about #8a9a42

What color is #8a9a42?

#8a9a42 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(138, 154, 66), in HSL hsl(70.91, 40%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.466% 0.11506 118.309).

What colors go well with #8a9a42?

The complementary color of #8a9a42 is #9a80cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ae8c30 and #5ba468. The triadic partners are #419acf and #c87190.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a9a42?

Black text reads better on #8a9a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a9a42 a warm or cool color?

#8a9a42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 118 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.115.