#8F9779Artichoke (#8F9779) is a mid-tone, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 120°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.044. 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 | #8F9779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 151, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 13%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 20%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.1 -8.4 14.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.662 0.044 120) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Artichoke shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#959370 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#949876 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8f9779 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8f987b — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Artichoke 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 3.06:1 and against black 6.87:1, 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.
#e9efd7 · #c0c7ac · #8f9779 · #747b60 · #51573f · #313621
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.
#9dc3a6 · #93af85 · #8f9779 · #888351 · #7f6d42 · #735938
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.
#9abaaf · #8f9779 · #707b50 · #216653 · #3a421c · #0b2b22
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.
#d4dcbe · #b3b7a7 · #8f9779 · #786898 · #333922 · #191d0f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #8f9779 · #767970 · #48474c · #1c1e15 · #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.
#f0f4e7 · #c7cbbd · #8f9779 · #202511 · #030400 · #b8d252
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4efff · #8f9779 · #7d7097 · #4e3e6a · #221536 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4efff · #8f9779 · #6a779c · #5e385b · #111a3b · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #8f9779 · #577d98 · #683646 · #340d1c · #000611
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f6fa · #8f9779 · #4b828b · #4e3e6a · #350e0a · #020006
#9FA68C · #AFB69F · #C0C6B2 · #D1D6C5 · #E2E6D9
#757C61 · #5C624A · #444935 · #2E3220 · #191C0D
#90967F · #909584 · #91948A
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.