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Brimming Verdelite

#35810f
Notes

Brimming Verdelite (#35810F) is a deep green with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (100°, 79%, 28%) places it in the highly saturated band at a dark lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#35810f
RGB
rgb(53, 129, 15)
HSL
hsl(100, 79%, 28%)
HWB
hwb(100 6% 49%)
OKLCH
oklch(53.4% 0.159 138.3)
HSV
hsv(100, 88%, 51%)
LAB
lab(47.61% -42.93 48.35)
LCH
lch(47.61% 64.66 131.60)
CMYK
cmyk(59%, 0%, 88%, 49%)

Etymology

Brimming
adjective

Old English brymme, brim / edge — present-participle of brim. As a color modifier, brimming implies a saturated-and-overflowing quality where the hue spills past the edge of its visual container with rich pigmentation. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to replete and abundant.

Verdelite
noun

A trade synonym for green tourmaline — used to distinguish chromium-rich tourmaline from rubellite (red) and indicolite (blue). Mined principally in Brazil, Mozambique, and Maine. The color refers to a faceted Brazilian verdelite: a saturated, slightly cool deep green with the gem's signature internal warmth.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#35810f
Original
#857500
Protanopia
#7c6f1f
Deuteranopia
#2e7c6d
Tritanopia
#696969
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
4.89:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
4.30:1

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