#B7E1A1Basil Smash (#B7E1A1) is a very light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.096. 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 | #B7E1A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 225, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(99, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(99, 28%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.2 -25.2 27) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.864 0.096 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Basil Smash shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c2db95 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#bfe29d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#b7e1a1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b7e2a4 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Basil Smash 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 1.47:1 and against black 14.3:1, 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.
#daffc7 · #b7e1a1 · #8aaf77 · #678856 · #476337 · #28401a
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.
#c0f3cb · #b7e1a1 · #b8c884 · #b6af6e · #af975e · #a48054
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.
#b7e1a1 · #90bdb7 · #7e9f6c · #0b887f · #466336 · #154743
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.
#b7e1a1 · #a7b4a1 · #9c74ae · #415537 · #26371d · #101a0a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b7e1a1 · #b9b3bb · #7a8276 · #4e4b50 · #1a2116 · #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.
#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a198a6 · #281d2d · #07010b · #b7e1a1
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5f2cc · #b7e1a1 · #94cda2 · #ca76b3 · #3f3c65 · #20050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b7e1a1 · #bdb0c2 · #7a78ab · #703458 · #1d1643 · #050002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b7e1a1 · #a9b7c8 · #5f81ac · #78333b · #3d0712 · #000314
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b7e1a1 · #a3bac4 · #4789a2 · #603a70 · #391000 · #030006
#C0E5AD · #C9E9B9 · #D2EDC4 · #DBF2D0 · #E4F6DC
#93B87F · #70915F · #506C40 · #314923 · #152808
#BDDEAC · #C3DBB7 · #C9D8C1
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.