#79B465Bud Green (#79B465) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 138°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.126. 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 | #79B465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 180, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 34%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 44%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 44%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.8 -34.2 34.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.126 138) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bud Green 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#84af5c — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#80b562 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#79b465 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#78b567 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bud Green 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 2.46:1 and against black 8.53:1, 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.
#d9ffcc · #a5db93 · #79b465 · #588d45 · #386727 · #194306
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.
#82dcbe · #78c994 · #79b465 · #839a44 · #86812a · #82691a
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.
#91cfca · #79b465 · #629252 · #007671 · #2c571c · #003937
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.
#d2f4c7 · #b9cab3 · #79b465 · #9f66b0 · #4f6946 · #374831
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eefa · #79b465 · #7f8a7b · #544e56 · #1a2416 · #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.
#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a298a5 · #291d2d · #07010a · #79b465
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0d9b4 · #79b465 · #6e9978 · #894ccb · #25355d · #08082f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9cbe6 · #79b465 · #ca619d · #73728e · #2b3552 · #05150e
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf3ff · #79b465 · #6087c2 · #882c35 · #46000d · #000219
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6ff · #79b465 · #3692b6 · #6d367c · #3a1300 · #040008
#8CC07A · #9ECC90 · #B1D8A5 · #C4E3BA · #D7EFCF
#60944D · #477637 · #305921 · #1A3E0B · #062300
#83B074 · #8CAD81 · #94A98D
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.