When the Balanced Bay circa Kindling

#5beb88 RGB(91,235,136)

About this color

When the Balanced Bay circa Kindling is rendered by screens as RGB(91, 235, 136) — a medium, intense green hue.

#5beb88RGB(91, 235, 136)

HSL 139° · 78% saturation · 64% 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

The pigment verdigris — a green formed by the corrosion of copper — was widely used in medieval manuscripts and early oil painting, despite its tendency to darken over time.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 the Balanced Bay circa Kindling
HEX
#5beb88
RGB
rgb(91,235,136)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,92.2%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(139,78%,64%)
HSV
hsv(139,61%,92%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,42,8)
LAB
lab(84,-60,37)
LCH
lch(84,70,148)
sRGB
(0.357,0.922,0.533)
HEX8
#5beb88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
091235136

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
78%
Hue
139°
Chroma
70
Temperature
WarmCool
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