What the Effervescent Cascade off Blessing

#a5c0af RGB(165,192,175)

About this color

What the Effervescent Cascade off Blessing presents itself as a light, muted green shade, sitting at #a5c0af in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a5c0afRGB(165, 192, 175)

HSL 142° · 18% saturation · 70% lightness

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Psychology

Light greens read as fresh, organic and optimistic — mint, spring growth, and new beginnings.

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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

A light green like this is most useful 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Effervescent Cascade off Blessing
HEX
#a5c0af
RGB
rgb(165,192,175)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,75.3%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(142,18%,70%)
HSV
hsv(142,14%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,0,9,25)
LAB
lab(75,-12,5)
LCH
lch(75,13,157)
sRGB
(0.647,0.753,0.686)
HEX8
#a5c0afff
CSS Name
Decimal
165192175

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Color info

Lightness
70%
Saturation
18%
Hue
142°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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