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#a6b95a color: Gooseberry Fool

#a6b95a is rgb(166, 185, 90) in RGB and oklch(75.071% 0.12296 118.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

75.1%
0.123
119°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #a6b95a

#a6b95a is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.71:1, 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: #a6b95a mixed with white

  1. a6b95a
  2. aec06c
  3. b7c77e
  4. c0ce8e
  5. c8d59f
  6. d1dcaf
  7. dae3bf
  8. e3eacf
  9. ecf1df
  10. f6f8ef

Darker: #a6b95a mixed with black

  1. a6b95a
  2. 90a04d
  3. 7a8941
  4. 657135
  5. 515b29
  6. 3e461e
  7. 2b3113
  8. 1a1e09
  9. 0a0d03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #a6b95a with less saturation

  1. a6b95a
  2. a7b865
  3. a7b76e
  4. a8b677
  5. a9b580
  6. aab488
  7. aab390
  8. abb298
  9. acb19f
  10. adafa7

Questions about #a6b95a

What color is #a6b95a?

#a6b95a is soft light lime. The closest named color is Gooseberry Fool. In RGB it is rgb(166, 185, 90), in HSL hsl(72, 40.43%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.071% 0.12296 118.826).

What colors go well with #a6b95a?

The complementary color of #a6b95a is #b99cf1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ceaa47 and #73c482. The triadic partners are #5ab8f3 and #ed8cad.

Is white or black text more readable on #a6b95a?

Black text reads better on #a6b95a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a6b95a a warm or cool color?

#a6b95a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.123.