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Named color

Willow Green

Willow Green color #A8B88F: RGB 168, 184, 143 and HSL 83°, 22%, 64%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#A8B88F green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #A8B88F
RGB rgb(168, 184, 143)
HSL hsl(83 22% 64%)
CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 22, 28)
Luminance 0.4459
Contrast Black 9.92:1White 2.12:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-willow-green: #A8B88F;
.bg-willow-green { background-color: #A8B88F; }
.text-willow-green { color: #A8B88F; }
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Color meaning and use

About Willow Green Color

Willow Green uses HEX #A8B88F, RGB 168, 184, 143, and HSL 83°, 22%, 64%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.4459; black contrast is 9.92:1 and white contrast is 2.12:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Willow Green against black and white text.

Black text9.92:1AA Pass
White text2.12:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Willow Green Color Reference Infographic

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Willow Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#9E8FB7#9E8FB7#B7B38F#B7B38F#94B78F#94B78F#8FA8B7#8FA8B7#B78FA8#B78FA8
Open full Willow Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D3DBC7#D3DBC7#7B8F5B#7B8F5B#ADCC7B#ADCC7B#A3A3A3#A3A3A3#E3E5E1#E3E5E1#C8FF70#C8FF70

Pairings

Black#000000#9E8FB7#9E8FB7#B7B38F#B7B38F#94B78F#94B78FMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4459
Black text9.92:1AA Pass
White text2.12:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#A8B88F",
  "rgb": [
    168,
    184,
    143
  ],
  "hsl": [
    83,
    22,
    64
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    9,
    0,
    22,
    28
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4459,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.92,
    "white": 2.12
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#9E8FB7",
  "analogous": [
    "#B7B38F",
    "#94B78F"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#8FA8B7",
    "#B78FA8"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#8FB7B3",
    "#9E8FB7",
    "#B78F94"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#8F94B7",
    "#B38FB7"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D3DBC7",
    "#A8B88F",
    "#7B8F5B"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D3DBC7",
  "dark": "#7B8F5B",
  "saturated": "#ADCC7B",
  "desaturated": "#A3A3A3",
  "pastel": "#E3E5E1",
  "neon": "#C8FF70"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#9E8FB7",
    "#B7B38F",
    "#94B78F"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#A3A3A3",
    "#D3DBC7"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D3DBC7",
    "#A3A3A3"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "laurel-green",
    "sage-green",
    "sage-gray",
    "greige",
    "cement"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "willow-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "laurel-green-vs-willow-green",
    "sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
    "sage-green-vs-willow-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/willow-green",
    "/wcag/willow-green",
    "/css/colors/willow-green",
    "/hex/a8b88f",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/willow-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/laurel-green",
      "/colors/sage-green",
      "/colors/sage-gray",
      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/cement",
      "/compare/laurel-green-vs-willow-green",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
      "/compare/sage-green-vs-willow-green",
      "/harmonies/willow-green",
      "/wcag/willow-green",
      "/css/colors/willow-green",
      "/hex/a8b88f",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "willow-green",
  "name": "Willow Green",
  "hex": "#A8B88F",
  "uses": [
    "botanical palettes",
    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
    "seasonal-editorial-palettes",
    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    168,
    184,
    143
  ],
  "hsl": [
    83,
    22,
    64
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    9,
    0,
    22,
    28
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4459,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.92,
    "white": 2.12
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#9E8FB7",
    "analogous": [
      "#B7B38F",
      "#94B78F"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#8FA8B7",
      "#B78FA8"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#8FB7B3",
      "#9E8FB7",
      "#B78F94"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#8F94B7",
      "#B38FB7"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D3DBC7",
      "#A8B88F",
      "#7B8F5B"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#D3DBC7",
    "dark": "#7B8F5B",
    "saturated": "#ADCC7B",
    "desaturated": "#A3A3A3",
    "pastel": "#E3E5E1",
    "neon": "#C8FF70"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-willow-green: #A8B88F;",
    "utility": ".bg-willow-green { background-color: #A8B88F; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-willow-green { color: #A8B88F; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "laurel-green",
    "sage-green",
    "sage-gray",
    "greige",
    "cement"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "willow-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "laurel-green-vs-willow-green",
    "sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
    "sage-green-vs-willow-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/willow-green",
    "/wcag/willow-green",
    "/css/colors/willow-green",
    "/hex/a8b88f",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/willow-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/laurel-green",
      "/colors/sage-green",
      "/colors/sage-gray",
      "/colors/greige",
      "/colors/cement",
      "/compare/laurel-green-vs-willow-green",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-willow-green",
      "/compare/sage-green-vs-willow-green",
      "/harmonies/willow-green",
      "/wcag/willow-green",
      "/css/colors/willow-green",
      "/hex/a8b88f",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#9E8FB7",
      "#B7B38F",
      "#94B78F"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#A3A3A3",
      "#D3DBC7"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D3DBC7",
      "#A3A3A3"
    ]
  }
}
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