Pure Blaze with Glittering

#9bb49c RGB(155,180,156)

About this color

Pure Blaze with Glittering is a muted, light green tone, fixed at #9bb49c in the RGB color space.

#9bb49cRGB(155, 180, 156)

HSL 122° · 14% saturation · 66% lightness

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Psychology

Pale green carries associations of health, calm, and natural simplicity.

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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

With its high lightness, this tone is ideal as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
Pure Blaze with Glittering
HEX
#9bb49c
RGB
rgb(155,180,156)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,70.6%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(122,14%,66%)
HSV
hsv(122,14%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,0,13,29)
LAB
lab(71,-13,9)
LCH
lch(71,16,145)
sRGB
(0.608,0.706,0.612)
HEX8
#9bb49cff
CSS Name
Decimal
155180156

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Color info

Lightness
66%
Saturation
14%
Hue
122°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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