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Aglow Chrysoberyl

#65a93f
Notes

Aglow Chrysoberyl (#65A93F) is a true lime with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (98°, 46%, 45%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. 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
#65a93f
RGB
rgb(101, 169, 63)
HSL
hsl(98, 46%, 45%)
HWB
hwb(98 25% 34%)
OKLCH
oklch(66.7% 0.156 136.0)
HSV
hsv(98, 63%, 66%)
LAB
lab(62.93% -40.59 46.75)
LCH
lch(62.93% 61.91 130.97)
CMYK
cmyk(40%, 0%, 63%, 34%)

Etymology

Aglow
adjective

Old English on-glōwan, on-glow — sharing root with glow and gleam. As a color modifier, aglow implies a saturated-and-lit-from-within quality, the bright color of fireplace-and-jack-o-lantern interior-glow-lit warm-light emission against ambient darkness. Sits at the bright-and-warm end of the grid, parallel to glowing and aflame in usage.

Chrysoberyl
noun

A beryllium-aluminum oxide gem — particularly the chartreuse-green variety distinguished from emerald by its different chemistry. Mined principally in Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Madagascar. The color refers to a faceted Brazilian chrysoberyl: a saturated, slightly cool yellow-green with the gem's signature high refractive index.

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.

#65a93f
Original
#af9c33
Protanopia
#a59647
Deuteranopia
#63a393
Tritanopia
#939393
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).
Failon White
2.88:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
7.30:1

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