#9CA389Edamame (#9CA389) is a light, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 120°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.038. 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 | #9CA389 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 163, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 12%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 16%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.8 -7.2 12.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.703 0.038 120) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Edamame 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 ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a39f7f — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#a2a486 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#9ca389 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9ca48b — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Edamame 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 2.62:1 and against black 8.01:1, 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.
#eff5e0 · #c6cdb5 · #9ca389 · #7a8069 · #575c48 · #363a29
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.
#aad0b2 · #9fbc92 · #9ca389 · #948f5d · #8b794e · #7f6443
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.
#a7c7bc · #9ca389 · #7c875b · #2f725f · #444d26 · #16352c
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.
#e2eacc · #c0c4b4 · #9ca389 · #786898 · #3e432d · #232718
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #9ca389 · #83857b · #504e53 · #1f2218 · #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.
#f0f3e9 · #c7cbbf · #9ca389 · #202414 · #030400 · #b8d252
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4efff · #9ca389 · #897ca3 · #554572 · #25183a · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4efff · #9ca389 · #7583a9 · #664063 · #141d3e · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f4ff · #9ca389 · #6289a5 · #703d4e · #37111f · #000611
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f6fa · #9ca389 · #578e98 · #554572 · #39120d · #020006
#AAB099 · #B8BEAA · #C7CCBB · #D6DACC · #E5E8DD
#7F866E · #646955 · #4A4F3D · #313526 · #1A1E11
#9DA28E · #9DA193 · #9EA197
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.