#4E8747Beanpole (#4E8747) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 142°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.112. 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 | #4E8747 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 135, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(113, 31%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(113, 47%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 0%, 47%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51.2 -32.2 28.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.568 0.112 142) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beanpole shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#588440 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#548744 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#4e8747 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4d8848 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Beanpole 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 4.3:1 and against black 4.88:1, 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.
#afdca8 · #83b57c · #4e8747 · #366b30 · #164711 · #002500
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.
#5bad96 · #4f9b71 · #4e8747 · #577026 · #595904 · #534300
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.
#47cac8 · #6ba09e · #4e8747 · #396733 · #204a1b · #002d2c
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.
#cfe4cc · #a4c4a0 · #8c9d8a · #4e8747 · #74407c · #294126
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff8 · #8a9589 · #4e8747 · #605b61 · #1f2a1d · #020002
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.
#f7eff8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2c · #08010a · #4e8747
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d4ae · #859067 · #4e8747 · #605d98 · #582f8e · #030930
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcebff · #9288c4 · #4e8747 · #8b3f64 · #291950 · #070002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #7392c9 · #4e8747 · #923f40 · #4a0910 · #00000d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5ff · #539bbf · #4e8747 · #7a4582 · #401900 · #040006
#689A61 · #81AD7B · #9BC095 · #B5D3B0 · #CFE7CC
#3D7037 · #2C5A27 · #1C4517 · #0C3108 · #001E00
#588453 · #61815D · #6A7D67
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.