The Balanced Bluff upon Kindling

#85bc90 RGB(133,188,144)

About this color

The Balanced Bluff upon Kindling is rendered by screens as RGB(133, 188, 144) — a medium, moderate green hue.

#85bc90RGB(133, 188, 144)

HSL 132° · 29% saturation · 63% 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
The Balanced Bluff upon Kindling
HEX
#85bc90
RGB
rgb(133,188,144)
RGB%
rgb(52.2%,73.7%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(132,29%,63%)
HSV
hsv(132,29%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,0,23,26)
LAB
lab(72,-27,17)
LCH
lch(72,32,148)
sRGB
(0.522,0.737,0.565)
HEX8
#85bc90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
133188144

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
29%
Hue
132°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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