Limed Ash Color
Limed Ash is a yellow green color with hex code #747D63. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with limed ash, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Limed Ash Color Values
What Does Limed Ash Mean?
Limed Ash belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Limed Ash sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Limed Ash is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: light grayish olive, #8C8767).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
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Colors That Go With Limed Ash
Limed Ash and #6C637E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7E7A63 and #677E63, which sit beside limed ash on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair limed ash with triadic partners #63747E and #7E6374. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Flax —
#7B8265(Delta E 3) - Willow Grove —
#65745D(Delta E 5) - Bandicoot —
#858470(Delta E 7) - Bitter —
#868974(Delta E 7) - Kokoda —
#6E6D57(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #747D63; }
.background { background-color: #747D63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747D63; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #747D6340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for limed ash?
Limed Ash has the hex code #747D63. In RGB notation it is rgb(116, 125, 99), in HSL it is hsl(81, 12%, 44%), and its OKLCH value is 0.575, 0.04, 123.2.
What does the color limed ash mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like limed ash carry distinct psychological associations. Limed Ash belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Limed Ash sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with limed ash?
Limed Ash has three easy routes: its complement #6C637E for punch, its neighbors #7E7A63 and #677E63 for something calmer, or triadic partners #63747E and #7E6374 when you want energy.
Is limed ash a standard web color?
No — Limed Ash is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #747D63 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make limed ash lighter or darker?
To lighten limed ash, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E9EBE5 (lightest tint) to #121410 (darkest shade).
About Limed Ash
Limed Ash is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #747D63 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.