The Plainspoken Acre circa Seeding

#799b70 RGB(121,155,112)

About this color

The Plainspoken Acre circa Seeding presents itself as a medium, muted green shade, sitting at #799b70 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#799b70RGB(121, 155, 112)

HSL 107° · 18% saturation · 52% 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
The Plainspoken Acre circa Seeding
HEX
#799b70
RGB
rgb(121,155,112)
RGB%
rgb(47.5%,60.8%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(107,18%,52%)
HSV
hsv(107,28%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,28,39)
LAB
lab(60,-20,19)
LCH
lch(60,28,136)
sRGB
(0.475,0.608,0.439)
HEX8
#799b70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
121155112

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
18%
Hue
107°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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