#8A966ABullfrog (#8A966A) is a mid-tone, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 121°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.064. 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 | #8A966A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 150, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 17%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 29%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(60.1 -12.1 21.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.652 0.064 121) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bullfrog shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#909262 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#8f9667 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#8a966a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8a976c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bullfrog 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 3.16:1 and against black 6.65:1, 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.
#e4eecb · #bbc69f · #8a966a · #6f7a52 · #4d5632 · #2d3515
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.
#99c0a3 · #8fac83 · #8a966a · #84804e · #7c6b40 · #705635
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.
#97b7ac · #8a966a · #6d784d · #1d6351 · #374019 · #082820
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.
#d1d9bc · #afb4a4 · #8a966a · #766594 · #4d543c · #313526
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #aaada3 · #8a966a · #767479 · #2f3228 · #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.
#eff5e3 · #c6ccb8 · #8a966a · #1f2606 · #020400 · #b6d355
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#afdfe0 · #8bc28b · #8a966a · #894b79 · #393a60 · #1d0508
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4efff · #9daad2 · #8a966a · #8f658a · #242e51 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #8ab1ce · #8a966a · #9a6273 · #4a212f · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fa · #7eb6c1 · #8a966a · #7c6b9b · #4c231c · #020006
#9BA67F · #ACB693 · #BDC6A9 · #CFD6BE · #E1E6D4
#717B54 · #59623F · #41492B · #2C3218 · #171D06
#8B9573 · #8C937B · #8D9283
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.