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#a8b95d color: Gooseberry Fool

#a8b95d is rgb(168, 185, 93) in RGB and oklch(75.264% 0.1193 118.007) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

75.3%
0.119
118°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #a8b95d

#a8b95d is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 118°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.76:1, 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: #a8b95d mixed with white

  1. a8b95d
  2. b0c06f
  3. b9c780
  4. c1ce90
  5. cad5a0
  6. d2dcb0
  7. dbe3c0
  8. e4ead0
  9. edf1df
  10. f6f8ef

Darker: #a8b95d mixed with black

  1. a8b95d
  2. 92a050
  3. 7c8943
  4. 677137
  5. 525b2a
  6. 3f461f
  7. 2c3114
  8. 1a1e0a
  9. 0a0d03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #a8b95d with less saturation

  1. a8b95d
  2. a9b867
  3. a9b770
  4. aab679
  5. aab582
  6. abb48a
  7. acb391
  8. acb299
  9. adb1a0
  10. aeb0a8

Questions about #a8b95d

What color is #a8b95d?

#a8b95d is soft light lime. The closest named color is Gooseberry Fool. In RGB it is rgb(168, 185, 93), in HSL hsl(71.09, 39.66%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.264% 0.1193 118.007).

What colors go well with #a8b95d?

The complementary color of #a8b95d is #b89ef1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ceaa4d and #77c483. The triadic partners are #5db9f1 and #eb8eae.

Is white or black text more readable on #a8b95d?

Black text reads better on #a8b95d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a8b95d a warm or cool color?

#a8b95d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 118 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.119.