#8A9480Aloe Tip (#8A9480) is a mid-tone, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 129°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.031. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8A9480 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 148, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 9%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 14%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60 -7.4 9.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.653 0.031 129) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Aloe Tip shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#909077 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#8f957d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#8a9480 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8a9582 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Aloe Tip in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.17:1 and against black 6.63:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e4ecdc · #bbc4b2 · #8a9480 · #6f7866 · #4d5545 · #2d3426
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#95c1a9 · #89ae89 · #8a9480 · #7e8352 · #776d40 · #6c5834
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#96b7b0 · #8a9480 · #677a52 · #146358 · #31411e · #052923
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cddbbe · #adb5a6 · #8a9480 · #7c6391 · #4a553f · #2f3628
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #a9aea4 · #8a9480 · #777479 · #2e3329 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff3eb · #c6cbc1 · #8a9480 · #1f2518 · #020400 · #a8d66f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6eefe · #b7a2c9 · #8a9480 · #826997 · #3a2749 · #010300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6eefe · #a3a8d2 · #8a9480 · #936484 · #2a2c50 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f3ff · #8fafd1 · #8a9480 · #9c626c · #4b222a · #00020b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fc · #80b5c6 · #8a9480 · #826997 · #4b2417 · #020005
#9BA492 · #ACB4A4 · #BDC4B7 · #CFD5C9 · #E1E5DD
#717A68 · #586051 · #41483A · #2B3125 · #171C12
#8B9383 · #8C9287 · #8E918A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.