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#8aaf42 color: Young Bud

#8aaf42 is rgb(138, 175, 66) in RGB and oklch(70.433% 0.14295 125.779) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

70.4%
0.143
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
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #8aaf42

#8aaf42 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.143 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 8.29:1, 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: #8aaf42 mixed with white

  1. 8aaf42
  2. 95b758
  3. a0bf6d
  4. acc780
  5. b7cf92
  6. c3d7a5
  7. cfdfb7
  8. dbe7c9
  9. e7efdb
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aaf42 mixed with black

  1. 8aaf42
  2. 779838
  3. 65812f
  4. 536b25
  5. 42561c
  6. 324114
  7. 222e0b
  8. 141c05
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaf42 with less saturation

  1. 8aaf42
  2. 8cae4f
  3. 8eac5a
  4. 90ab65
  5. 93aa6e
  6. 95a877
  7. 97a780
  8. 99a588
  9. 9ba390
  10. 9da198

Questions about #8aaf42

What color is #8aaf42?

#8aaf42 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Young Bud. In RGB it is rgb(138, 175, 66), in HSL hsl(80.37, 45.23%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.433% 0.14295 125.779).

What colors go well with #8aaf42?

The complementary color of #8aaf42 is #b687e6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb9e0b and #43ba79. The triadic partners are #47a7f3 and #e87692.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaf42?

Black text reads better on #8aaf42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaf42 a warm or cool color?

#8aaf42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.143.