#879F84Basil (#879F84) is a mid-tone, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 142°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #879F84 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 159, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(113, 12%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(113, 17%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63 -13.7 11.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.676 0.047 142) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Basil shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; 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.
#8f9b7b — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#8da081 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#879f84 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87a086 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Basil 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 2.87:1 and against black 7.32:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#e4f7e1 · #bacfb7 · #879f84 · #6d836a · #4b5e49 · #2c3c2a
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.
#96c9ba · #86b79a · #879f84 · #7a8d5f · #75774a · #6d623a
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.
#9bbebd · #879f84 · #648360 · #166a69 · #2e492b · #082e2e
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.
#cee4cb · #b2bdb0 · #879f84 · #8b6791 · #4b5d49 · #323d31
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f6 · #879f84 · #777f76 · #4d494d · #192019 · #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.
#ebf5ea · #c1cdc0 · #879f84 · #172716 · #000600 · #8edb86
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ebf5ea · #c1cdc0 · #879f84 · #172716 · #000600 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9edfb · #879f84 · #8d7192 · #5e3c63 · #2c1230 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edfb · #879f84 · #7c769d · #69384f · #1f1739 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #879f84 · #697da0 · #6e3938 · #370f10 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f5ff · #879f84 · #57839a · #5e3c63 · #351300 · #030004
#98AD95 · #A9BCA7 · #BACAB8 · #CCD9CA · #DEE8DD
#6D836B · #556852 · #3D4E3B · #273526 · #131E11
#8B9D88 · #8E9C8C · #919A90
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.