#B2CC9AGreenhorn (#B2CC9A) is a light, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 130°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.074. 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 | #B2CC9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 204, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(91, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(91, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79 -17.7 22.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.813 0.074 130) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Greenhorn shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; 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.
#bbc78f — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b9cd96 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b2cc9a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b2cd9c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Greenhorn 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 1.75:1 and against black 12:1, 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.
#e4fbce · #b2cc9a · #94ab7e · #70855c · #4e603c · #2e3e1f
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.
#c0efd7 · #b6deb8 · #b2cc9a · #aeb481 · #a69d6f · #9c8761
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.
#b2cc9a · #89aaa4 · #778c64 · #2a756a · #40522e · #153833
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.
#e0e9d9 · #b2cc9a · #8d73a1 · #57634b · #3a4530 · #20271a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b2cc9a · #a7a4aa · #71766c · #474449 · #191e15 · #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.
#f4f0f8 · #ccc6d0 · #9f99a4 · #261f2c · #050209 · #b2cc9a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b5e5e2 · #b2cc9a · #7fb37e · #7c60a7 · #2b3b61 · #030a2c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b2cc9a · #aaa2b0 · #6d7097 · #603452 · #171739 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b2cc9a · #9ba7b3 · #597796 · #67333c · #330c15 · #00020b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b2cc9a · #97a9af · #497c8c · #523963 · #330f03 · #020005
#BCD3A7 · #C6DBB4 · #D1E2C2 · #DBE9CF · #E6F1DC
#90A77A · #6F845C · #506240 · #334225 · #19240C
#B5CAA3 · #B9C8AB · #BCC6B4
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.