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#a5b862 color: Gooseberry Fool

#a5b862 is rgb(165, 184, 98) in RGB and oklch(74.878% 0.11374 119.471) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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73°
100%

74.9%
0.114
119°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #a5b862

#a5b862 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gooseberry Fool (#acb75f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #a5b862 mixed with white

  1. a5b862
  2. aebf73
  3. b6c683
  4. bfcd93
  5. c8d5a2
  6. d1dcb2
  7. dae3c1
  8. e3ead1
  9. ecf1e0
  10. f6f8f0

Darker: #a5b862 mixed with black

  1. a5b862
  2. 8fa054
  3. 798847
  4. 65713a
  5. 515b2d
  6. 3d4521
  7. 2b3116
  8. 1a1e0b
  9. 0a0c03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #a5b862 with less saturation

  1. a5b862
  2. a6b76b
  3. a6b674
  4. a7b57c
  5. a8b483
  6. a9b38b
  7. aab292
  8. abb199
  9. acb0a0
  10. acafa7

Questions about #a5b862

What color is #a5b862?

#a5b862 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Gooseberry Fool. In RGB it is rgb(165, 184, 98), in HSL hsl(73.26, 37.72%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.878% 0.11374 119.471).

What colors go well with #a5b862?

The complementary color of #a5b862 is #b89deb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #caaa52 and #77c286. The triadic partners are #63b7ee and #e88eab.

Is white or black text more readable on #a5b862?

Black text reads better on #a5b862: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a5b862 a warm or cool color?

#a5b862 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.114.