#3C4D03Godzilla (#3C4D03) is a dark, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 123°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.094. 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 | #3C4D03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 77, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 93%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 96%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 0%, 96%, 70%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.1 -17.4 36.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.392 0.094 123) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Godzilla shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#404b00 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3f4d01 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3c4d03 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3c4d04 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Godzilla 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 9.31:1 and against black 2.25:1, 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.
#98a778 · #72824d · #4e5f21 · #3c4d03 · #131c00 · #010300
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.
#427354 · #3c6132 · #3c4d03 · #3d3b00 · #382a00 · #2f1c00
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.
#99c6b9 · #93a46f · #31907b · #436a5f · #3c4d03 · #253100
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.
#9faa8a · #8168a3 · #3c4d03 · #262c1c · #0c1300 · #010100
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f9 · #a2a79a · #5f5d63 · #3c4d03 · #2c3024 · #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.
#f4effb · #cbc6d3 · #9e99a7 · #251e2f · #05010c · #3c4d03
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b1e1db · #93cd99 · #f333ca · #504f84 · #3c4d03 · #200509
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f5eeff · #95a2d5 · #7d4975 · #3c4d03 · #222956 · #040003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #7babd1 · #894559 · #3c4d03 · #4d192a · #000511
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddf7fd · #6ab2c1 · #69508a · #3c4d03 · #4f1c11 · #020008
#57672F · #738353 · #919F76 · #B0BC9A · #D0DABF
#324100 · #283500 · #1E2900 · #151E00 · #0C1300
#3E4C1B · #404A29 · #424934
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.