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RGB
rgb(173, 188, 159)
HSL
hsl(90, 18%, 68%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2:1Fail
on black
10.5:1AA
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About this color

Lime Silk Muted (#ADBC9F) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 18% saturation, 68% 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-lime-silk-muted: #ADBC9F;
  --colorarchive-lime-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(90, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-lime-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(173, 188, 159);
}

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Base: Lime Silk Muted #ADBC9F
Lighter companion: Lime Bloom Muted #C2CDB7
Darker companion: Lime Tone Muted #99AB87
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Silk Muted #AD9FBC
Analogous lead: Leaf Silk Muted #A4BC9F
Analogous echo: Honey Silk Muted #B7BC9F
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Silk Muted #9FADBC
Triadic +240°: Blush Silk Muted #BC9FAD
Split-comp +150°: Iris Silk Muted #9F9FBC
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Silk Muted #BC9FBC

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