#ACC9B2Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) is a light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 151°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #ACC9B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 201, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 21%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 14%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.3 -14.2 8.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.045 151) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gum Leaf shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b6c4a6 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#b3caae — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#acc9b2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#accab5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Gum Leaf 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 1.79:1 and against black 11.75:1, 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.
#e0fae5 · #acc9b2 · #8faa95 · #6c8471 · #4b5f4f · #2b3d2f
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.
#bcf5eb · #a9e2cb · #acc9b2 · #9ab88c · #96a174 · #8e8b61
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.
#acc9b2 · #86a8ab · #668e6f · #227279 · #305339 · #123639
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.
#dae8dc · #acc9b2 · #b88bb2 · #4c6451 · #304535 · #1a271d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#acc9b2 · #a8a2a7 · #6c756e · #474347 · #161e17 · #020102
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.
#eaf5ec · #acc9b2 · #92a094 · #15271a · #000600 · #d86ecd
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eaf5ec · #acc9b2 · #92a094 · #15271a · #000600 · #f3b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#acc9b2 · #ad9faa · #886683 · #5c3557 · #2c0e29 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#acc9b2 · #ad9faa · #796b90 · #653242 · #211334 · #050001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#acc9b2 · #9fa3b3 · #667196 · #67342b · #340d07 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#acc9b2 · #98a6b1 · #527793 · #5c3557 · #2d1400 · #030003
#B7D1BC · #C2D8C7 · #CDE0D1 · #D9E8DC · #E4F0E6
#8BA590 · #6B8270 · #4D6051 · #304134 · #162419
#B0C7B5 · #B5C5B8 · #B9C3BB
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.