#B5B68FGreen Tea (#B5B68F) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 109°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.053. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B5B68F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 182, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 21%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 21%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.1 -6.9 19.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.765 0.053 109) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Green Tea shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bcb185 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bbb78b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b5b68f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b5b791 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Green Tea 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 2.09:1 and against black 10.05:1, 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.
#f4f5d3 · #cbcca7 · #b5b68f · #7f7f5e · #5b5b3e · #393a21
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.
#c5e3bf · #bcce9f · #b5b68f · #af9f6e · #a48961 · #967458
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.
#b5b68f · #809b8c · #79794c · #2e664c · #414118 · #112b1f
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.
#d7d7c7 · #b5b68f · #929376 · #666090 · #36361f · #1a1b0c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f1f9 · #b5b68f · #97988d · #5a5a5f · #26261c · #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.
#f2f3e4 · #b5b68f · #44442c · #27270d · #060600 · #cccb4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c4e0c3 · #b5b68f · #789a75 · #585a9e · #243351 · #190620
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f0ff · #b5b68f · #8198bc · #6d4d76 · #112544 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e3f5fe · #b5b68f · #709fb5 · #7a4962 · #3b172a · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e1f7f7 · #b5b68f · #69a3a5 · #595482 · #3f1619 · #010007
#BFC09E · #CACBAD · #D5D6BC · #E0E0CC · #EBEBDB
#949572 · #747556 · #56573C · #3A3A23 · #20200C
#B4B597 · #B4B59F · #B3B4A6
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.