#A7CCA4Limestoned (#A7CCA4) is a light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 143°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.068. 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 | #A7CCA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 204, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(116, 28%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(116, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.5 -19.9 16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.068 143) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Limestoned 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 ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b1c798 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#afcda0 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a7cca4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a7cda6 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Limestoned 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 1.78:1 and against black 11.82:1, 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.
#dcfdd9 · #a7cca4 · #8bad88 · #688666 · #476145 · #283f27
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.
#bef4e4 · #aee1c3 · #a7cca4 · #a1b686 · #9c9f71 · #938860
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.
#a7cca4 · #86a8a8 · #6c8d6a · #237373 · #365234 · #123636
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.
#dbe8da · #a7cca4 · #aa84af · #4f634e · #334432 · #1c271b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a7cca4 · #a7a2a8 · #6e756d · #474347 · #171e16 · #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.
#e8f7e7 · #a7cca4 · #8fa28d · #112910 · #000600 · #8cdb87
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e8f7e7 · #a7cca4 · #8fa28d · #112910 · #000600 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dddcb6 · #a7cca4 · #98ac7a · #a075ad · #2e3859 · #0b0826
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a7cca4 · #ab9fac · #736c93 · #633348 · #1d1436 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a7cca4 · #9ca4b2 · #607396 · #673331 · #340c0d · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a7cca4 · #97a7b0 · #4e7990 · #58365c · #311100 · #030004
#B3D3B0 · #BEDBBC · #CAE2C8 · #D6EAD4 · #E2F1E1
#86A784 · #678465 · #496247 · #2D432B · #132512
#ADCAAA · #B2C7B0 · #B7C4B6
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.