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#8ca331 color: Biology Experiments

#8ca331 is rgb(140, 163, 49) in RGB and oklch(67.575% 0.13963 120.204) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

67.6%
0.140
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ca331

#8ca331 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.6% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.84:1 contrast and black text 7.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Biology Experiments (#91a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca331 mixed with white

  1. 8ca331
  2. 97ac4b
  3. a2b662
  4. adbf77
  5. b8c88b
  6. c3d19e
  7. cfdab2
  8. dbe4c5
  9. e7edd8
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8ca331 mixed with black

  1. 8ca331
  2. 798d29
  3. 677822
  4. 55631a
  5. 434f13
  6. 333c0c
  7. 232a06
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca331 with less saturation

  1. 8ca331
  2. 8da241
  3. 8ea14e
  4. 8fa059
  5. 909f63
  6. 919e6d
  7. 929d76
  8. 939b7f
  9. 949a87
  10. 96988f

Questions about #8ca331

What color is #8ca331?

#8ca331 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(140, 163, 49), in HSL hsl(72.11, 53.77%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.575% 0.13963 120.204).

What colors go well with #8ca331?

The complementary color of #8ca331 is #a581df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89200 and #4caf67. The triadic partners are #2ea0e4 and #db6f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca331?

Black text reads better on #8ca331: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and black gives 7.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca331 a warm or cool color?

#8ca331 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 67.6% and its chroma 0.14.