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#8e9501 color: Devil’s Flower Mantis

#8e9501 is rgb(142, 149, 1) in RGB and oklch(64.231% 0.1431 113.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

64.2%
0.143
113°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #8e9501

#8e9501 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 113°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Devil’s Flower Mantis (#8f9805). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8e9501 mixed with white

  1. 8e9501
  2. 98a035
  3. a3aa50
  4. aeb568
  5. b9bf7f
  6. c4ca94
  7. d0d5aa
  8. dbdfbf
  9. e7ead4
  10. f3f4ea

Darker: #8e9501 mixed with black

  1. 8e9501
  2. 7b8101
  3. 686d01
  4. 565a00
  5. 444800
  6. 343700
  7. 242600
  8. 151600
  9. 070800
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8e9501 with less saturation

  1. 8e9501
  2. 8e9527
  3. 8d9439
  4. 8d9347
  5. 8d9354
  6. 8d925e
  7. 8d9169
  8. 8d9072
  9. 8d8f7b
  10. 8d8e84

Questions about #8e9501

What color is #8e9501?

#8e9501 is bright lime. The closest named color is Devil’s Flower Mantis. In RGB it is rgb(142, 149, 1), in HSL hsl(62.84, 98.67%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.231% 0.1431 113.081).

What colors go well with #8e9501?

The complementary color of #8e9501 is #917adb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b68300 and #52a24f. The triadic partners are #0099d5 and #cd6494.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e9501?

Black text reads better on #8e9501: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e9501 a warm or cool color?

#8e9501 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 113 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.143.