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Resonant Brittany

#408610
Notes

Resonant Brittany (#408610) is a deep lime 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 (96°, 79%, 29%) 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 indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#408610
RGB
rgb(64, 134, 16)
HSL
hsl(96, 79%, 29%)
HWB
hwb(96 6% 47%)
OKLCH
oklch(55.3% 0.159 136.6)
HSV
hsv(96, 88%, 53%)
LAB
lab(49.71% -41.56 50.11)
LCH
lch(49.71% 65.10 129.67)
CMYK
cmyk(52%, 0%, 88%, 47%)

Etymology

Resonant
adjective

Latin resonāns, echoing — present-participle of resonate, sharing root with sonance. As a color modifier, resonant implies a saturated-and-deep-vibrating quality where the hue carries low-frequency visual richness. Sits at the bold-and-resonant end of the grid, parallel to sonorous and resounding in usage.

Brittany
noun

The Celtic French peninsula — and the saturated green of Breton hillsides, triskel embroidery, and the Bretagne verte (green Brittany) of inland farmland. Brittany refers to a Breton hillside in spring: a saturated, slightly cool deep green with the matte finish of high-rainfall Atlantic pasture.

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.

#408610
Original
#8b7a00
Protanopia
#827420
Deuteranopia
#3c8171
Tritanopia
#6f6f6f
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
4.53:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.64:1

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