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Honey Dusk Clear
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Honey Dusk Clear

Lime · Hue 70
Hex
#768628
RGB
rgb(118, 134, 40)
HSL
hsl(70, 54%, 34%)
CMYK
cmyk(12%, 0%, 70%, 47%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 34%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
4:1AA Large
on black
5.2:1AA
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About this color

Honey Dusk Clear (#768628) belongs to the lime family — hue 70°, 54% saturation, 34% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-honey-dusk-clear: #768628;
  --colorarchive-honey-dusk-clear-hsl: hsl(70, 54%, 34%);
  --colorarchive-honey-dusk-clear-rgb: rgb(118, 134, 40);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

OrganicSustainableGrounded
Common in

Agriculture · Sustainable Fashion · Landscape Architecture

Pairs well with

Earth tones (brown, tan), warm whites, or muted terracotta

Design tip

Ideal for brands emphasizing sustainability. Olive tones work well in navigation and secondary UI elements.

Cultural context ▶

Olive and dark lime connect to nature, military, and sustainability. Evokes resilience and growth.

Color Origins

Lime family

Half spring leaf, half pop-art neon.

Heritage

Lime — the yellow-green region of the spectrum — has no classical pigment of its own; painters historically achieved it by mixing yellow ochre with terre verte or lead-tin yellow with verdigris. The brilliant phthalo greens and arylide yellows of the 20th century made saturated lime achievable for the first time, which is why lime feels visually 'modern' even though grass and leaves have always lived there.

Across cultures

In Japan, the moss greens of traditional gardens (yamabuki, moegi) sit at the muted edge of lime. In American pop culture lime exploded with the 1960s — the 'Day-Glo' palette of psychedelic posters depended on it, and Mountain Dew commercialized it. In sportswear lime carries 'high-visibility' connotations (running gear, safety vests) that have lately come back into fashion as a deliberate aesthetic.

In the wild

Tennis balls have been lime-yellow ('optic yellow') since 1972, when Wimbledon found it most visible on color TV. Spotify's #1DB954 and the Xbox brand green both sit at the lime end. Lacoste and BP both run on saturated lime greens. Mountain Dew owns the brilliant supersaturated lime in beverage. In film, The Matrix's coded rain is lime-on-black — the choice was originally about the look of phosphor CRT terminals.

How it reads

Lime is the youngest-feeling green: it reads as fresh, citric, energetic, and slightly synthetic. At low saturation it becomes olive or moss, both heavily associated with craft, sustainability, and slow design. At high saturation it reads as sport, beverage, or technology. Lime is one of the harder hues to use as a primary brand color without trending toward 'energy drink' — many brands therefore use it as an accent against deep neutrals.

This particular tone

A deep, weighted version of the hue — formal, considered, and pairs especially well with off-white and warm metallic accents.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: The clear, mid-saturation register is the most common identity sweet spot — saturated enough to register as a 'real' color, restrained enough not to fight typography or photography placed over it.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #768628.

  • Notionneutral
    Notion Gray · #787774
    →
  • Microsoftneutral
    Slate Gray · #737373
    →
  • GitHubaccent
    Attention Yellow · #9A6700
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #768628.

  • VietnamRice Paddy Green
    #5F8D4E · Mekong Delta
    →
  • IrelandPasture Green
    #7C9A4C · Limestone-base pastureland, the West
    →
  • AustraliaBush Khaki
    #8E895C · Outback grassland in dry season
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Honey Velvet Clear
#92A531 · hsl(70, 54%, 42%)
Darker companion
Honey Shadow Clear
#616E21 · hsl(70, 54%, 28%)
Complementary counterpoint
Violet Dusk Clear
#372886 · hsl(250, 54%, 34%)
Analogous lead
Lime Dusk Clear
#578628 · hsl(90, 54%, 34%)
Analogous echo
Saffron Dusk Clear
#866E28 · hsl(45, 54%, 34%)
Triadic +120°
Cerulean Dusk Clear
#287686 · hsl(190, 54%, 34%)
Triadic +240°
Peony Dusk Clear
#862876 · hsl(310, 54%, 34%)
Split-comp +150°
Cobalt Dusk Clear
#284786 · hsl(220, 54%, 34%)
Split-comp +210°
Mulberry Dusk Clear
#662886 · hsl(280, 54%, 34%)
Export preview
Base: Honey Dusk Clear #768628
Lighter companion: Honey Velvet Clear #92A531
Darker companion: Honey Shadow Clear #616E21
Complementary counterpoint: Violet Dusk Clear #372886
Analogous lead: Lime Dusk Clear #578628
Analogous echo: Saffron Dusk Clear #866E28
Triadic +120°: Cerulean Dusk Clear #287686
Triadic +240°: Peony Dusk Clear #862876
Split-comp +150°: Cobalt Dusk Clear #284786
Split-comp +210°: Mulberry Dusk Clear #662886

Compare

See how Honey Dusk Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsHoney Velvet ClearvsHoney Shadow ClearvsViolet Dusk ClearvsLime Dusk ClearvsSaffron Dusk ClearvsCerulean Dusk Clear

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Honey Shadow Clear
#616E21 · hsl(70, 54%, 28%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Dusk Clear
#6E8628 · hsl(75, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Honey Velvet Clear
#92A531 · hsl(70, 54%, 42%)
Nearby match
Honey Dusk Soft
#6A7439 · hsl(70, 34%, 34%)
Nearby match
Honey Dusk Vivid
#819717 · hsl(70, 74%, 34%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Shadow Clear
#5B6E21 · hsl(75, 54%, 28%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.5:1
Violet Ink Clear
#171037
AA4.6:1
Violet Ink Vivid
#12093E
AA4.6:1
Violet Ink Bright
#100642
AA4.7:1
Violet Ink Pure
#0E0345
AA4.5:1
Amethyst Ink Clear
#141037
AA4.6:1
Amethyst Ink Vivid
#0E093E

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#7C7B53
Protanopia
#7D7D4D
Tritanopia
#775F63
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