#899E8F — Mother Earth Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#899E8F

≈ Mother Earth

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On white

2.86:1

Fails AA

On black

6.13:1

Passes AA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(6.13:1)

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Hue137°Saturation13%Brightness62%

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Colour-blindness preview

Normal vision#899E8F

Protanopia#9E9A8E

Deuteranopia#9A9890

Tritanopia#869D9A

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Palettes with this color

Gray Sage Seafoam Palette≈Gray Sage Cloud Palette≈Gray Sage Cloud Palette≈

Colors that go with Mother Earth

Mother Earth is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Femme Fatale#9E8998 Hatoba Pigeon#99899E Nirvana#9E898D Basil#8D9E89 Whale Bone#E9ECEA Charcoal#363A37

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameMother Earth#849C8DΔE 1.3 CSS nameCadetblue#5F9EA0ΔE 11.7 Web-safe#669999#669999ΔE 10.1

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Mother Earth — meaning & where to use it

Mother Earth is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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Mother Earth color card — #899E8F, 137, 158, 143

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