#A5AF76Estragon (#A5AF76) is a light, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.078. 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 | #A5AF76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 175, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 26%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 33%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 31%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.4 -13 28.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.732 0.078 116) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Estragon shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#acaa6d — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#abb073 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a5af76 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a5b078 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Estragon 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 2.34:1 and against black 8.99:1, 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.
#eff8c8 · #c6d09b · #a5af76 · #7a8250 · #575e31 · #363c13
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.
#b4dab9 · #aac597 · #a5af76 · #a09763 · #978154 · #8a6c4b
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.
#a5af76 · #739285 · #6a7144 · #165e48 · #343a10 · #03241a
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.
#edf3d3 · #cacdbc · #a5af76 · #736597 · #474b33 · #2b2e1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f0f8 · #a5af76 · #8c8e84 · #555459 · #22241a · #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.
#f2f0fa · #c9c7d2 · #9d9aa6 · #23202e · #04020b · #a5af76
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b4e4de · #a5af76 · #749e6c · #7656bd · #25355c · #030f28
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3efff · #a5af76 · #7b8cb4 · #6b456c · #142042 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f5ff · #a5af76 · #6893ae · #774156 · #3a1223 · #000610
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7fa · #a5af76 · #5d98a0 · #594b7b · #3d1310 · #020007
#B2BB89 · #BFC79B · #CCD3AE · #D9DFC1 · #E6EBD4
#87905C · #6A7144 · #4E542C · #343916 · #1C2002
#A6AE82 · #A6AC8D · #A7AB97
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.