greenwarmCC0 survey name

Lichen #8FB67B

Lichen is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#8FB67B; HSL 100° 29% 60%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “lichen”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Sage Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#8FB67B
RGBrgb(143, 182, 123)
HSLhsl(100, 29%, 60%)
HSVhsv(100, 32%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(73.27% 0.092 135.4)
OKLaboklab(73.27% -0.0657 0.0649)
CMYKcmyk(21.4%, 0%, 32.4%, 28.6%)
XYZxyz(31.63, 40.7249, 24.9293)
CIE-LABlab(70.0, -24.1, 25.9)
CIE-LCHlch(70.0, 35.4, 133.0°)
Luminance0.407 (WCAG relative)
/* Lichen */ --lichen: #8fb67b; color: #8fb67b; background-color: #8fb67b;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: lichen.

Collections: Muted Colors · Sage Green Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#80a26e #718f61 #627c55 #546949 #46573d #394632 #2c3527 #20251c #131611 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#9abd88 #a5c494 #b0cca1 #bcd3ae #c7dabc #d2e2c9 #dde9d6 #e8f0e4 #f4f8f1 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#92b580 #95b485 #98b38a #9bb28e #9eb193 #a1b098 #a3af9d #a6ada2 #a9aca6 #ababab

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#8FB67B
#A27BB6
#8fb67b #a27bb6

Analogous

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#ACB67B
#8FB67B
#7BB685
#acb67b #8fb67b #7bb685

Triadic

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#8FB67B
#7B8FB6
#B67B8F
#8fb67b #7b8fb6 #b67b8f

Tetradic

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#8FB67B
#7BACB6
#A27BB6
#B6857B
#8fb67b #7bacb6 #a27bb6 #b6857b

Square

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#8FB67B
#7BACB6
#A27BB6
#B6857B
#8fb67b #7bacb6 #a27bb6 #b6857b

Split Complementary

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#8FB67B
#857BB6
#B67BAC
#8fb67b #857bb6 #b67bac

Monochromatic

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#537641
#6F9D57
#8FB67B
#B0CCA2
#D2E2CA
#537641 #6f9d57 #8fb67b #b0cca2 #d2e2ca

Accessibility & contrast

2.30
#8FB67B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
9.15
#8FB67B on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on lichen

9.15
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAD77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AA7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FB2A7

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Sage #87AE732.33
Faded Green #7BB2743.50
Darkseagreen #8FBC8F4.33
Dusty Green #76A9735.22
Pistachio #93C5725.58
Sage Green #9CAF886.03

Colors that go with lichen

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Forest Green #2D5A27
3.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈13°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Dark Olive #373E02
4.9:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈33°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
6.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Grape Purple #5D1451
5.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Light Lilac #EDC8FF
1.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.