#648251Kale (#648251) is a mid-tone, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.57 and chroma 0.08. 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 | #648251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(100, 130, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 23%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 38%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(51 -20.3 23.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.570 0.080 134) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Kale 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 ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b7f4a — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#69824f — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#648251 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#648352 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Kale 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 4.33:1 and against black 4.85:1, 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.
#bed7b0 · #95b185 · #648251 · #4b673a · #2c431b · #0f2301
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.
#76a893 · #6a9673 · #648251 · #626c39 · #5d5727 · #54431a
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.
#76c5bc · #7a9e99 · #648251 · #4b633c · #324723 · #052d2a
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.
#d7e3d0 · #afc1a5 · #929c8d · #648251 · #684a77 · #323f2a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f0f7 · #8e958b · #648251 · #5f5c61 · #23291f · #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.
#f5eff8 · #ccc6d0 · #a099a4 · #271e2c · #060109 · #648251
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8edfd · #a187ae · #648251 · #6e507d · #321b3d · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8edfd · #8d8eb9 · #648251 · #7d4b69 · #232146 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #7795b9 · #648251 · #854a50 · #41161c · #000109
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f6fe · #669baf · #648251 · #6e507d · #411906 · #020005
#7A9569 · #90A882 · #A7BC9B · #BFD0B5 · #D7E4CF
#516C40 · #3E562F · #2D421F · #1C2E10 · #0D1B03
#68805A · #6D7E62 · #717C6A
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.