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#8aaf3f color: Young Bud

#8aaf3f is rgb(138, 175, 63) in RGB and oklch(70.403% 0.14537 125.547) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

70.4%
0.145
126°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #8aaf3f

#8aaf3f is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 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: #8aaf3f mixed with white

  1. 8aaf3f
  2. 95b756
  3. a0bf6b
  4. acc77e
  5. b7cf91
  6. c3d7a4
  7. cfdfb6
  8. dbe7c8
  9. e7efda
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aaf3f mixed with black

  1. 8aaf3f
  2. 779835
  3. 65812c
  4. 536b23
  5. 42561b
  6. 324112
  7. 222e0a
  8. 141c04
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaf3f with less saturation

  1. 8aaf3f
  2. 8cae4d
  3. 8eac59
  4. 90ab63
  5. 93aa6d
  6. 95a876
  7. 97a77f
  8. 99a588
  9. 9ba390
  10. 9da198

Questions about #8aaf3f

What color is #8aaf3f?

#8aaf3f is bright light lime. The closest named color is Young Bud. In RGB it is rgb(138, 175, 63), in HSL hsl(79.82, 47.06%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.403% 0.14537 125.547).

What colors go well with #8aaf3f?

The complementary color of #8aaf3f is #b686e7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb9e00 and #40ba78. The triadic partners are #43a7f4 and #e97592.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaf3f?

Black text reads better on #8aaf3f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaf3f a warm or cool color?

#8aaf3f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.145.