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#a5b136 color: Vintage Chartreuse

#a5b136 is rgb(165, 177, 54) in RGB and oklch(72.815% 0.14387 114.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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66°
100%

72.8%
0.144
115°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #a5b136

#a5b136 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.8% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vintage Chartreuse (#a3b22e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #a5b136 mixed with white

  1. a5b136
  2. adb951
  3. b6c167
  4. bfc97c
  5. c7d18f
  6. d0d8a2
  7. d9e0b5
  8. e3e8c8
  9. ecf0da
  10. f5f7ed

Darker: #a5b136 mixed with black

  1. a5b136
  2. 8f992e
  3. 798325
  4. 656c1e
  5. 515716
  6. 3d420f
  7. 2b2f08
  8. 1a1c03
  9. 0a0c01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a5b136 with less saturation

  1. a5b136
  2. a5b048
  3. a5b056
  4. a5af62
  5. a5ae6e
  6. a5ad78
  7. a6ac82
  8. a6ab8c
  9. a6aa95
  10. a7a89e

Questions about #a5b136

What color is #a5b136?

#a5b136 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Vintage Chartreuse. In RGB it is rgb(165, 177, 54), in HSL hsl(65.85, 53.25%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.815% 0.14387 114.849).

What colors go well with #a5b136?

The complementary color of #a5b136 is #ae93f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d09e19 and #68be6c. The triadic partners are #2ab4f4 and #ec7eac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a5b136?

Black text reads better on #a5b136: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a5b136 a warm or cool color?

#a5b136 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 72.8% and its chroma 0.144.