#879877Backyard (#879877) is a mid-tone, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 130°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.051. 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 | #879877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 152, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 14%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(91, 22%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.7 -12.3 15.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.657 0.051 130) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Backyard shifts subtly: leans 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.
#8e946e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#8c9974 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#879877 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#879979 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Backyard 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 3.09:1 and against black 6.79:1, 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.
#e2f0d5 · #b9c8aa · #879877 · #6d7c5e · #4b583e · #2b3620
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.
#95c3ab · #89af8b · #879877 · #7f8453 · #786e42 · #6d5a35
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.
#97b8b2 · #879877 · #677b53 · #15655a · #324320 · #062a25
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.
#cedcc0 · #afb6a8 · #879877 · #7e6492 · #4b5640 · #303729
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #879877 · #74786f · #48464b · #1a1e16 · #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.
#eef5e7 · #c5cdbe · #879877 · #212c16 · #030a00 · #a6d672
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6eefe · #879877 · #816d91 · #533b65 · #261233 · #000100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6eefe · #879877 · #6f739a · #623654 · #18183a · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f3ff · #879877 · #5b7a99 · #69353e · #340d16 · #00020b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fc · #879877 · #4c7f8f · #533b65 · #340f03 · #020005
#98A78A · #A9B79D · #BBC7B1 · #CDD7C4 · #DFE7D9
#6E7D60 · #566349 · #3F4A34 · #293320 · #151D0D
#89977D · #8B9582 · #8D9488
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.