#9AD28CBotanist (#9AD28C) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 139°, lightness 0.81 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 | #9AD28C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 210, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(108, 44%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(108, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79 -31.2 29.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.112 139) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Botanist 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 ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a5cd81 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#a2d388 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#9ad28c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#99d38e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Botanist 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 1.75:1 and against black 11.97:1, 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.
#d8ffce · #9ad28c · #7fb272 · #5d8b51 · #3d6533 · #1f4215
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.
#a8f8de · #9ce6b6 · #9ad28c · #a0b86d · #a19f56 · #9c8747
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.
#9ad28c · #77aca9 · #649059 · #007572 · #2e5523 · #003836
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.
#d9ead4 · #9ad28c · #ab77b8 · #4b6644 · #2f4629 · #192816
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#9ad28c · #a8a1aa · #6c7669 · #484349 · #151f13 · #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.
#f7eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a298a5 · #291d2d · #07010a · #9ad28c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcdbb6 · #9ad28c · #bd69b9 · #6c7855 · #36365d · #12082d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#9ad28c · #ad9eb1 · #7169a3 · #6e264e · #1d0e44 · #060002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#9ad28c · #98a5b9 · #5373a7 · #75252b · #3d0008 · #00000d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#9ad28c · #8fa8b5 · #2f7c9c · #5e2d6a · #321000 · #040007
#A8D99B · #B5E0AA · #C2E7B9 · #D0EDC8 · #DDF4D8
#7AAD6E · #5C8951 · #3F6636 · #24461C · #0B2703
#A3CF98 · #ABCBA3 · #B3C7AE
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.