Information about #A8C987 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A8C987 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(168, 201, 135) (65.9% red, 78.8% green, 52.9% blue), or CMYK 13 / 0 / 26 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8C987 presents itself as a mildly saturated chartreuse — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Slightly further away sit Caper (#AFC182) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 201, 135) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8C987: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #A8C987 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8C987 color variations

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

#A8C987 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8C987 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8C987 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8C987 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8C987 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A8C987

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

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Pastel Grass Green color link
Pastel Grass Green

#9ECB91

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Nathaniels green color link
Nathaniels green

#9ACF92

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

#A8C987 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C987
  • RGB168, 201, 135
  • CMYK13, 0, 26, 21
  • CSSrgb(168, 201, 135)
  • HSL90°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise90°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV90°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB90°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.788, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.788, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.788, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C987
  • DECIMAL ID11061639
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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