#9FD385Gossip (#9FD385) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 136°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.118. 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 | #9FD385 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 211, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 47%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 37%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 17%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.4 -31 33.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.812 0.118 136) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gossip shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#aace7a — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#a7d481 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#9fd385 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9fd487 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Gossip 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 1.73:1 and against black 12.13:1, 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.
#daffc8 · #9fd385 · #82b26a · #608a4a · #40652c · #22410d
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.
#a6f8d8 · #9ee7b0 · #9fd385 · #a6b967 · #a79f50 · #a18643
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.
#9fd385 · #77aea9 · #689153 · #007770 · #32561d · #003a36
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.
#dbebd4 · #9fd385 · #a270b7 · #4e6741 · #324727 · #1b2914
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#9fd385 · #a9a2ac · #6d7769 · #48434a · #161f11 · #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.
#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a198a5 · #291d2d · #07010b · #9fd385
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6deb9 · #9fd385 · #85b990 · #8e57c3 · #2e3862 · #04072c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#9fd385 · #ae9fb5 · #6e6ba8 · #6f2553 · #1b0d47 · #060002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#9fd385 · #97a7bc · #4d75aa · #78222f · #3d000c · #00051d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#9fd385 · #8eaab6 · #237e9d · #5d2d6f · #340e00 · #040008
#ACDA95 · #B8E0A5 · #C5E7B5 · #D2EEC5 · #DFF4D5
#7FAD67 · #60894B · #436630 · #274616 · #0E2700
#A7D093 · #AECCA0 · #B5C8AD
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.