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#a5b239 color: Vintage Chartreuse

#a5b239 is rgb(165, 178, 57) in RGB and oklch(73.065% 0.14294 115.296) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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66°
100%

73.1%
0.143
115°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
9.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #a5b239

#a5b239 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.1% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vintage Chartreuse (#a3b22e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #a5b239 mixed with white

  1. a5b239
  2. adba53
  3. b6c269
  4. bfca7d
  5. c7d190
  6. d0d9a3
  7. d9e1b6
  8. e3e8c8
  9. ecf0da
  10. f5f7ed

Darker: #a5b239 mixed with black

  1. a5b239
  2. 8f9a30
  3. 798328
  4. 656d1f
  5. 515717
  6. 3d4310
  7. 2b2f09
  8. 1a1d04
  9. 0a0c01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #a5b239 with less saturation

  1. a5b239
  2. a5b14a
  3. a5b058
  4. a5b064
  5. a6af6f
  6. a6ae7a
  7. a6ad84
  8. a6ac8d
  9. a7aa96
  10. a7a99f

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Colors that go with #a5b239

Complementary
#a5b239#af94f7
Analogous
#a5b239#d0a01d#68bf6e
Triadic
#a5b239#2fb5f4#ed7fac
Split
#a5b239#7ca4ff#d586d9

Questions about #a5b239

What color is #a5b239?

#a5b239 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Vintage Chartreuse. In RGB it is rgb(165, 178, 57), in HSL hsl(66.45, 51.49%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.065% 0.14294 115.296).

What colors go well with #a5b239?

The complementary color of #a5b239 is #af94f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d0a01d and #68bf6e. The triadic partners are #2fb5f4 and #ed7fac.

Is white or black text more readable on #a5b239?

Black text reads better on #a5b239: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a5b239 a warm or cool color?

#a5b239 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 73.1% and its chroma 0.143.