Exploring the Color #80A856

#80A856 sits at 89° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 32% saturation and 50% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 128, 168, 86 produces a 7.65:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #80A856 is a clear variant of CSS yellow-green — about 58 units away from #9ACD32. 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 a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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