Lucent Breath within Gladdening

#a4cc8c RGB(164,204,140)

About this color

Lucent Breath within Gladdening is a moderate, light green tone, fixed at #a4cc8c in the RGB color space.

#a4cc8cRGB(164, 204, 140)

HSL 98° · 39% saturation · 67% 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
Lucent Breath within Gladdening
HEX
#a4cc8c
RGB
rgb(164,204,140)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,80%,54.9%)
HSL
hsl(98,39%,67%)
HSV
hsv(98,31%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,0,31,20)
LAB
lab(78,-25,28)
LCH
lch(78,38,132)
sRGB
(0.643,0.8,0.549)
HEX8
#a4cc8cff
CSS Name
Decimal
164204140

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Color info

Lightness
67%
Saturation
39%
Hue
98°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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