#7BA05BFrankenstein (#7BA05B) is a mid-tone, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 132°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.104. 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 | #7BA05B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(123, 160, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 27%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 43%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 0%, 43%, 37%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.7 -25.2 31.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.661 0.104 132) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Frankenstein shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#839c53 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#81a158 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#7ba05b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7ba15d — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward greenTest Frankenstein 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 2.99:1 and against black 7.02:1, 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.
#d9f7c1 · #aed093 · #7ba05b · #618343 · #415e24 · #223b04
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.
#86c9aa · #7db584 · #7ba05b · #7e8840 · #7b702c · #745a21
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.
#8dbdb5 · #7ba05b · #628047 · #00675d · #2d4612 · #002c27
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.
#cae0ba · #adb9a5 · #7ba05b · #865f9e · #48593b · #2f3a26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff9 · #7ba05b · #737b6e · #4a464d · #192013 · #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.
#f5effa · #cdc6d2 · #a098a6 · #281e2e · #06010b · #7ba05b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad5af · #86b994 · #7ba05b · #943d86 · #3d3a64 · #22060d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8edff · #7ba05b · #7072a8 · #6c2e58 · #191344 · #050003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #7ba05b · #527ba8 · #752b39 · #3c0212 · #000619
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dff6ff · #7ba05b · #35839b · #5a3570 · #380c00 · #030007
#8DAF72 · #A0BD89 · #B3CCA0 · #C6DBB7 · #DAEACE
#638446 · #4C6932 · #364F1E · #21370A · #0E2000
#809D68 · #859B75 · #8A9880
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.