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#8bb95d color: Cold Spring

#8bb95d is rgb(139, 185, 93) in RGB and oklch(73.204% 0.13157 130.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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90°
100%

73.2%
0.132
131°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #8bb95d

#8bb95d is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bb95d mixed with white

  1. 8bb95d
  2. 96c06e
  3. a2c77f
  4. adce8f
  5. b9d5a0
  6. c4dcaf
  7. d0e3bf
  8. dbeacf
  9. e7f1df
  10. f3f8ef

Darker: #8bb95d mixed with black

  1. 8bb95d
  2. 78a050
  3. 668943
  4. 547137
  5. 435b2a
  6. 32461f
  7. 233114
  8. 141e0a
  9. 070d03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8bb95d with less saturation

  1. 8bb95d
  2. 8eb866
  3. 91b66f
  4. 94b577
  5. 97b37f
  6. 9ab186
  7. 9db08d
  8. a0ae94
  9. a3ac9b
  10. a5aaa2

Questions about #8bb95d

What color is #8bb95d?

#8bb95d is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(139, 185, 93), in HSL hsl(90, 39.66%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.204% 0.13157 130.892).

What colors go well with #8bb95d?

The complementary color of #8bb95d is #c38fe5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bbaa39 and #4cc28d. The triadic partners are #65adf8 and #ee8394.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bb95d?

Black text reads better on #8bb95d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bb95d a warm or cool color?

#8bb95d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.132.