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#8eb86d color: Cold Spring

#8eb86d is rgb(142, 184, 109) in RGB and oklch(73.413% 0.11174 132.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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94°
100%

73.4%
0.112
132°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #8eb86d

#8eb86d is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8eb86d mixed with white

  1. 8eb86d
  2. 99bf7c
  3. a4c68b
  4. afcd99
  5. bad5a8
  6. c6dcb6
  7. d1e3c5
  8. dcead3
  9. e8f1e2
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8eb86d mixed with black

  1. 8eb86d
  2. 7ba05e
  3. 68884f
  4. 567141
  5. 445b33
  6. 344526
  7. 243119
  8. 151e0d
  9. 070c04
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8eb86d with less saturation

  1. 8eb86d
  2. 91b774
  3. 94b57a
  4. 96b481
  5. 99b287
  6. 9cb18d
  7. 9eaf93
  8. a1ae98
  9. a4ac9e
  10. a6aba3

Questions about #8eb86d

What color is #8eb86d?

#8eb86d is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(142, 184, 109), in HSL hsl(93.6, 34.56%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.413% 0.11174 132.423).

What colors go well with #8eb86d?

The complementary color of #8eb86d is #c194dc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7ac52 and #5fbf94. The triadic partners are #74adee and #e68b96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8eb86d?

Black text reads better on #8eb86d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8eb86d a warm or cool color?

#8eb86d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.112.