#63884AHomegrown (#63884A) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.098. 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 | #63884A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(99, 136, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 30%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(96, 46%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 0%, 46%, 47%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.7 -24.7 29.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.583 0.098 134) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Homegrown 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 ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b8443 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#688847 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#63884a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#63894b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Homegrown 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 4.08:1 and against black 5.15:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#bfddac · #95b780 · #63884a · #4a6c33 · #2b4814 · #102700
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.
#70af94 · #659c71 · #63884a · #65712f · #635a1a · #5b450b
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.
#66cdc2 · #77a49e · #63884a · #4b6936 · #314c1e · #00322d
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.
#d9e8d1 · #b1c7a4 · #95a18e · #63884a · #704a82 · #334429
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff8 · #91998d · #63884a · #646066 · #232b1f · #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.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #63884a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbd8b2 · #e788bc · #63884a · #4f6f5b · #3e3457 · #1f0504
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2cbbb · #8785cf · #63884a · #66618c · #5b4352 · #131004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #7499c6 · #63884a · #904850 · #48111b · #000314
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f6ff · #5da1ba · #63884a · #754f88 · #481600 · #030006
#799A64 · #8FAD7D · #A6C097 · #BED3B1 · #D5E6CC
#507139 · #3D5A28 · #2B4518 · #1A3008 · #0A1D00
#698656 · #6E8361 · #73806B
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.