#80AA95Catnip (#80AA95) is a light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 163°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.055. 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 | #80AA95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 170, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 20%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 25%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 33%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.1 -18.6 6.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.701 0.055 163) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Catnip shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#89a68b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#87ab92 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#80aa95 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#80ab97 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Catnip 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 2.59:1 and against black 8.1:1, 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.
#d9fbea · #aed4c0 · #80aa95 · #618774 · #406251 · #213f31
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.
#98d1d0 · #82c0b2 · #80aa95 · #719874 · #6d835b · #686e46
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.
#a4c5cd · #80aa95 · #5c8d76 · #246e7e · #26523f · #11333b
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.
#cdeedd · #b5c6bd · #80aa95 · #9d6c8a · #4b6558 · #34453c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7eff4 · #80aa95 · #7c8781 · #534d50 · #18231e · #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.
#e6f6ee · #bccfc5 · #80aa95 · #0e2c1f · #000803 · #e25ab4
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6f6ee · #bccfc5 · #80aa95 · #0e2c1f · #000803 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dbb6 · #80aa95 · #a1595f · #415e3f · #3a263b · #1c0903
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdecf6 · #80aa95 · #90799e · #723d43 · #2a1635 · #080001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff0ff · #80aa95 · #7e7fa7 · #71402c · #381404 · #010007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #80aa95 · #6a86a7 · #6b3e5a · #301b00 · #040002
#92B7A4 · #A4C4B3 · #B6D1C3 · #C8DED2 · #DAEBE2
#668C79 · #4E6F5F · #365345 · #20392D · #0B2117
#87A897 · #8EA599 · #94A39B
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.