The Tawny Brook without Fitting

#9ec580 RGB(158,197,128)

About this color

The Tawny Brook without Fitting is rendered by screens as RGB(158, 197, 128) — a medium, moderate green hue.

#9ec580RGB(158, 197, 128)

HSL 94° · 37% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Tawny Brook without Fitting
HEX
#9ec580
RGB
rgb(158,197,128)
RGB%
rgb(62%,77.3%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(94,37%,64%)
HSV
hsv(94,35%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,0,35,23)
LAB
lab(75,-25,30)
LCH
lch(75,39,130)
sRGB
(0.62,0.773,0.502)
HEX8
#9ec580ff
CSS Name
Decimal
158197128

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
37%
Hue
94°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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