When High Alabaster Against Aerating

#adec8e RGB(173,236,142)

About this color

When High Alabaster Against Aerating settles into a light green territory with a vivid quality that feels neutral — captured at #adec8e, RGB(173, 236, 142).

#adec8eRGB(173, 236, 142)

HSL 100° · 71% saturation · 74% 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

Light enough to serve 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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
When High Alabaster Against Aerating
HEX
#adec8e
RGB
rgb(173,236,142)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,92.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(100,71%,74%)
HSV
hsv(100,40%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,40,7)
LAB
lab(87,-36,39)
LCH
lch(87,53,133)
sRGB
(0.678,0.925,0.557)
HEX8
#adec8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
173236142

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Color info

Lightness
74%
Saturation
71%
Hue
100°
Chroma
53
Temperature
WarmCool
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