When Mellow Bay outside Waiting

#05f023 RGB(5,240,35)

About this color

When Mellow Bay outside Waiting reads as medium-dark and intense — a green tone recorded at #05f023, RGB(5, 240, 35).

#05f023RGB(5, 240, 35)

HSL 128° · 96% saturation · 48% lightness

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Psychology

Green at medium lightness is the colour of balance and renewal — neither as urgent as red nor as recessive as blue.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this green is flexible enough to serve as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, for a natural palette, combine this green with terracotta, ochre, and warm cream. For a bolder approach, its complement — a warm red-magenta — creates immediate impact.

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Color formats

Name
When Mellow Bay outside Waiting
HEX
#05f023
RGB
rgb(5,240,35)
RGB%
rgb(2%,94.1%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(128,96%,48%)
HSV
hsv(128,98%,94%)
CMYK
cmyk(98,0,85,6)
LAB
lab(83,-81,75)
LCH
lch(83,110,137)
sRGB
(0.02,0.941,0.137)
HEX8
#05f023ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005240035

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
96%
Hue
128°
Chroma
110
Temperature
WarmCool
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