Exploring the Color #495D26

#495D26 sits at 82° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 42% saturation and 26% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 73, 93, 38 produces a 7.30:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #495D26 is a clear variant of CSS olive drab — about 60 units away from #6B8E23. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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