#ABB39EGargoyle (#ABB39E) is a light, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 124°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.031. 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 | #ABB39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 12%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.8 -6.6 9.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.755 0.031 124) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gargoyle 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 ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b2ae93 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#b1b49a — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#abb39e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#abb4a0 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Gargoyle 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 2.17:1 and against black 9.67:1, 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.
#eef5e3 · #c5cdb9 · #abb39e · #79806e · #565c4c · #353a2d
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.
#b7e2c6 · #accea5 · #abb39e · #a0a06e · #988a5d · #8d7451
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.
#abb39e · #799890 · #6b7950 · #1a6455 · #35411c · #072922
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.
#cfd5c5 · #abb39e · #806c9b · #495239 · #2d351f · #14190c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #abb39e · #91958b · #5a585d · #22261c · #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.
#f0f3eb · #abb39e · #3e4336 · #212518 · #030500 · #b0d461
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f5eeff · #abb39e · #9b8bb2 · #624e7b · #2b1b3d · #010200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5eeff · #abb39e · #8891b9 · #72486a · #1b2143 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e7f4ff · #abb39e · #7498b6 · #7c4654 · #3d1521 · #00040e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fb · #abb39e · #679daa · #624e7b · #3e170e · #020006
#B7BEAB · #C3C9B9 · #CFD4C6 · #DBDFD4 · #E7EBE2
#8B9380 · #6D7363 · #505647 · #35392D · #1C1F16
#ACB2A2 · #ADB1A5 · #AEB1A9
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.