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Muted Lime
#ABB974

Muted Lime (#ABB974) with RGB(171, 185, 116) and HSL(72, 33%, 59%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

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Interactive

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Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#ABB974
RGB
rgb(171, 185, 116)
HSL
hsl(72, 33%, 59%)
HSV
hsv(72, 37%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 37%, 27%)
Decimal
11254132
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
2.12:1
Aa
On black
9.92:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#181B0E#2E331A#4C552B#6B773C#89994D#A3B266#B7C388#C8D1A3#DAE0C2#EDF0E0
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
2.12:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
9.92:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#ABB974#8274B9
#ABB974#74ABB9#B974AB
Analogous
Open palette
#B9A474#B9B674#ABB974#9AB974#89B974
Split complementary
Open palette
#ABB974#7489B9#A474B9
Tetradic
Open palette
#ABB974#74B9A4#8274B9#B97489
Monochromatic
Open palette
#3D4422#6B773C#99AA55#B7C388#D6DDBB
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Muted Lime (#ABB974) with RGB(171, 185, 116) and HSL(72, 33%, 59%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
limelightneutralhex-abb974h-72s-33l-59
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Muted Lime */
color: #ABB974;
background-color: #ABB974;
border-color: #ABB974;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #abb97440;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#ABB974] text-[#ABB974] border-[#ABB974] ring-[#ABB974]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.671, green: 0.725, blue: 0.455)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFFABB974)
Android XML
<color name="muted_lime">#ABB974</color>
React Native
{ color: '#ABB974' }
Social Media

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Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Gray
#808080
Dark Salmon
#E9967A
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
Dark Khaki
#BDB76B
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
SW 7029 · #C9B99A
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About

About Muted Lime

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Muted Lime sits in the lime family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as balanced, restrained, and dependable.
Applications
Muted Lime (#ABB974) with RGB(171, 185, 116) and HSL(72, 33%, 59%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Lime
Tone
Light
Temperature
neutral
Keywords
lime, light, neutral, hex-abb974, h-72, s-33
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#ABB974
RGB
rgb(171, 185, 116)
HSL
hsl(72, 33%, 59%)
HSV
hsv(72, 37%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 37%, 27%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#181B0E#2E331A#4C552B#6B773C#89994D#A3B266#B7C388#C8D1A3#DAE0C2#EDF0E0
900
#181B0E
800
#2E331A
700
#4C552B
600
#6B773C
500
#89994D
400
#A3B266
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#ABB974#8274B9
#ABB974#74ABB9#B974AB
Analogous
Open palette
#B9A474#B9B674#ABB974#9AB974#89B974
Split complementary
Open palette
#ABB974#7489B9#A474B9
Tetradic
Open palette
#ABB974#74B9A4#8274B9#B97489
Monochromatic
Open palette
#3D4422#6B773C#99AA55#B7C388#D6DDBB
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#B1B185
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#B0AF89
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#AC9295
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
2.12:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
9.92:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Gray
#808080
Dark Salmon
#E9967A
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
Dark Khaki
#BDB76B
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Muted Lime
Closest standard CSS name to #ABB974 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-lime-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
lime-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #ABB974 as the core value.
HSL token
72 33% 59%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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Sunrise Glow
Similarity score 18
Open
energyvitalityoptimism
Similarity score 20
Open
trendingcoolors
Warm Neutral Tones
Similarity score 23
Open
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Earthy Forest Hues
Similarity score 25
Open
growthstabilitynatural balance