Exploring the Color #8EB976

#8EB976 sits at 99° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 32% saturation and 59% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 142, 185, 118 produces a 9.35:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8EB976 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 60 units away from #808080. 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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