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green · 6 palettes

Glaucous Green

About Glaucous Green

Glaucous Green is a light, near-neutral green tone. Its hex value is #b4cdc2 — that is RGB 180, 205, 194, or HSL 154°, 20%, 75%.

It holds 12.5:1 contrast against dark, so Glaucous Green works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.7:1; on black 12.5:1.)

Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Glaucous Green appears in 6 combinations — most often paired with Orange, Seashell Pink and Citron Yellow.

Palettes with Glaucous Green

Glaucous Green appears in 6 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.

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