#7DB39EBeau Monde (#7DB39E) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 168°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.065. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7DB39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(125, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 26%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 30%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.8 -22.3 5.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.723 0.065 168) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beau Monde shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#88af93 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#84b49b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#7db39e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7cb4a0 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Beau Monde 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 2.38:1 and against black 8.81:1, 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.
#d2feeb · #a5d6c2 · #7db39e · #588876 · #386353 · #194033
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.
#9fd8db · #87c7bd · #7db39e · #73a07e · #708a64 · #6b754e
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.
#7db39e · #6e8d97 · #427663 · #06576a · #083d2e · #001f29
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.
#d3f6e7 · #bbcdc5 · #7db39e · #a6728c · #4f6b60 · #384b43
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff3 · #7db39e · #828d88 · #575154 · #192520 · #020101
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.
#e3f7ef · #b9d0c6 · #7db39e · #052f22 · #000a05 · #e454a7
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e3f7ef · #b9d0c6 · #7db39e · #052f22 · #000a05 · #f1ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dcb7 · #7db39e · #ad5882 · #4b6342 · #372b48 · #1a0623
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feecf4 · #7db39e · #9a7fa2 · #774143 · #2e1735 · #0a0001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f1f0ff · #7db39e · #8885ad · #74462c · #391602 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf2ff · #7db39e · #748baf · #71415a · #301e00 · #040002
#8FBFAC · #A1CABA · #B3D6C8 · #C6E2D6 · #D8EDE4
#639381 · #4A7565 · #32584A · #1B3C30 · #052319
#87B0A0 · #90ADA1 · #98AAA3
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.