#969E86Herbalist (#969E86) is a light, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 122°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.035. 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 | #969E86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 158, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 11%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 15%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(63.9 -7.3 11.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.686 0.035 122) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Herbalist shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9d9a7c — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#9c9f83 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#969e86 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#969f88 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward greenTest Herbalist 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 2.79:1 and against black 7.53:1, 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.
#eef5e1 · #c5cdb7 · #969e86 · #79806a · #565c49 · #353a2a
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.
#a3cbaf · #98b78e · #969e86 · #8d8b59 · #857549 · #79603e
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.
#a1c2b7 · #969e86 · #758258 · #276d5c · #3e4923 · #103129
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.
#dbe5c7 · #babfaf · #969e86 · #7e6b9a · #383f29 · #1e2315
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f0f8 · #969e86 · #7d8177 · #4d4b50 · #1d2017 · #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.
#f0f3ea · #c7cbbf · #969e86 · #202515 · #020400 · #b3d35b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4efff · #969e86 · #86779d · #54426e · #251638 · #010200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4efff · #969e86 · #727da3 · #643c5e · #151c3d · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #969e86 · #5f84a0 · #6e3a49 · #360f1c · #000510
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fb · #969e86 · #528994 · #54426e · #37110a · #020006
#A5AC97 · #B4BBA8 · #C4C9B9 · #D4D8CB · #E4E7DD
#7B826C · #606654 · #474C3C · #2F3426 · #191D11
#979D8A · #989C8F · #989B93
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.