Information about #A8BD88 color

#A8BD88 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8BD88 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 189, 136) — 65.9% red, 74.1% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 21 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A8BD88 reads as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Norway (#A4B88F). Slightly further away sit Pastel Avocado (#B1C086) and Caper (#AFC182).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 189, 136) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8BD88: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A8BD88 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8BD88 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A8BD88

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Spring Rain color link
Spring Rain

#A3BD9C

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8BD88
  • RGB168, 189, 136
  • CMYK8, 0, 21, 26
  • CSSrgb(168, 189, 136)
  • HSL84°, 29%, 64%
  • HSL Precise83.774°, 28.649%, 63.725%
  • HSV84°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB84°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.741, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.741, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.741, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8BD88
  • DECIMAL ID11058568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01