#585D40Cypress (#585D40) is a dark, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.045. 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 | #585D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(88, 93, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 18%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 31%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 64%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.3 -7.4 16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.466 0.045 116) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cypress shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5c5a3b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#5b5d3e — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#585d40 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#585e41 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Cypress 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 6.87:1 and against black 3.05:1, so white 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.
#abb098 · #858a70 · #585d40 · #3f4429 · #21240d · #060800
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.
#648669 · #5c734a · #585d40 · #524a18 · #49360a · #3d2404
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.
#9abcae · #64a38b · #617e72 · #585d40 · #3d4318 · #242901
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.
#bbbfac · #989e81 · #7d70a1 · #585d40 · #3b3e30 · #20230d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f0f8 · #b0b2a7 · #737278 · #585d40 · #404338 · #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.
#f1f3e7 · #c8cbbc · #585d40 · #212410 · #030400 · #bfd04e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b1e1de · #cc74c8 · #618964 · #585d40 · #2d3359 · #20060d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3efff · #9fb0d7 · #8a648b · #585d40 · #314063 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f5ff · #8cb7d2 · #976174 · #585d40 · #5c3242 · #00040c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7f9 · #83bcc3 · #776a9a · #585d40 · #5f332f · #010006
#70755A · #898D76 · #A3A692 · #BDC0B0 · #D8DBCE
#494D33 · #3A3E27 · #2C301B · #1F2210 · #121406
#585C46 · #595C4B · #595B51
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.