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Lime Silk Faint

Lime · Hue 90
Hex
#ADB6A5
RGB
rgb(173, 182, 165)
HSL
hsl(90, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.1:1Fail
on black
10:1AA
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About this color

Lime Silk Faint (#ADB6A5) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 10% 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-faint: #ADB6A5;
  --colorarchive-lime-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(90, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-lime-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(173, 182, 165);
}

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Lighter companion
Lime Bloom Faint
#C2C8BC · hsl(90, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Lime Tone Faint
#99A38F · hsl(90, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Clover Silk Faint
#A7B6A5 · hsl(115, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Honey Silk Faint
#B3B6A5 · hsl(70, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Silk Faint
#B6A5AD · hsl(330, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Silk Faint
#A5A5B6 · hsl(240, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Silk Faint
#B6A5B6 · hsl(300, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Lime Silk Faint #ADB6A5
Lighter companion: Lime Bloom Faint #C2C8BC
Darker companion: Lime Tone Faint #99A38F
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6
Analogous lead: Clover Silk Faint #A7B6A5
Analogous echo: Honey Silk Faint #B3B6A5
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Silk Faint #A5ADB6
Triadic +240°: Blush Silk Faint #B6A5AD
Split-comp +150°: Iris Silk Faint #A5A5B6
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Silk Faint #B6A5B6

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Lime Silk Muted
#ADBC9F · hsl(90, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Lime Tone Faint
#99A38F · hsl(90, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Lime Bloom Faint
#C2C8BC · hsl(90, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Lime Silk Dust
#ADC398 · hsl(90, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Lime Tone Muted
#99AB87 · hsl(90, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Lime Bloom Muted
#C2CDB7 · hsl(90, 18%, 76%)

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
AAA7.3:1
Plum Nocturne Clear
#33174F
AAA7.5:1
Plum Nocturne Vivid
#330D59
AAA7.5:1
Plum Nocturne Bright
#33085E
AAA7.5:1
Plum Nocturne Pure
#330462
AAA7.6:1
Plum Ink Faint
#242027
AAA7.8:1
Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B0B0AA
Protanopia
#B1B1A9
Tritanopia
#ADADAD
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