#0B5509Forest (#0B5509) is a dark, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 142°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.125. 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 | #0B5509 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(11, 85, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(118, 81%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(118, 89%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87%, 0%, 89%, 67%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.8 -36.6 34.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.392 0.125 142) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Forest shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#1b5304 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#145506 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#0b5509 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#09550a — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Forest 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 9.06:1 and against black 2.32:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#78a973 · #4d8449 · #0b5509 · #003d00 · #001a00 · #000200
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.
#007863 · #00673f · #0b5509 · #2c4000 · #2e2f00 · #281f00
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.
#85cac8 · #77ac72 · #009090 · #2f6c6c · #0b5509 · #003700
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.
#b778c0 · #586a56 · #0b5509 · #123210 · #001600 · #000200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eef9 · #9ca99b · #625c63 · #0b5509 · #263224 · #020002
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.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2c · #080109 · #0b5509
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdebff · #c390ca · #7e4287 · #0b5509 · #46164d · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdebff · #a699df · #913b65 · #0b5509 · #321f5e · #0e0004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf2ff · #83a5e4 · #983b3c · #0b5509 · #580d13 · #000010
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5ff · #5eb0d9 · #7e4287 · #0b5509 · #4c2000 · #040007
#366F32 · #598A55 · #7CA678 · #9FC29C · #C3DEC0
#034802 · #003B00 · #002E00 · #002200 · #001700
#20521D · #2D4F2B · #374C35
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.