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#8aaf3c color: Young Bud

#8aaf3c is rgb(138, 175, 60) in RGB and oklch(70.375% 0.1477 125.333) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

70.4%
0.148
125°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #8aaf3c

#8aaf3c is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Young Bud (#86af38). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8aaf3c mixed with white

  1. 8aaf3c
  2. 95b754
  3. a0bf69
  4. acc77d
  5. b7cf90
  6. c3d7a3
  7. cfdfb5
  8. dbe7c8
  9. e7efda
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aaf3c mixed with black

  1. 8aaf3c
  2. 779833
  3. 65812a
  4. 536b21
  5. 425619
  6. 324111
  7. 222e0a
  8. 141c04
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaf3c with less saturation

  1. 8aaf3c
  2. 8cae4a
  3. 8eac57
  4. 90ab62
  5. 92aa6c
  6. 95a875
  7. 97a77e
  8. 99a587
  9. 9ba38f
  10. 9da197

Questions about #8aaf3c

What color is #8aaf3c?

#8aaf3c is bright light lime. The closest named color is Young Bud. In RGB it is rgb(138, 175, 60), in HSL hsl(79.3, 48.94%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.375% 0.1477 125.333).

What colors go well with #8aaf3c?

The complementary color of #8aaf3c is #b686e8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc9d00 and #3eba76. The triadic partners are #40a7f5 and #ea7493.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaf3c?

Black text reads better on #8aaf3c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaf3c a warm or cool color?

#8aaf3c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.148.