#8AA282Mistletoe (#8AA282) is a light, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 138°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.053. 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 | #8AA282 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 162, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 15%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 20%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64 -14.6 13.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.685 0.053 138) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mistletoe 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 ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#929e79 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#90a37f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#8aa282 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8aa384 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Mistletoe 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 2.77:1 and against black 7.57:1, 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.
#e5f9df · #bbd1b4 · #8aa282 · #6e8467 · #4c6046 · #2d3d27
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.
#9accb9 · #8cb999 · #8aa282 · #808f5f · #7b784b · #72633d
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.
#9ec1be · #8aa282 · #698560 · #1b6c68 · #334b2b · #0c312e
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.
#d3e7cc · #b5c0b2 · #8aa282 · #8b6b96 · #4f5f4a · #353f32
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f6 · #8aa282 · #7a8178 · #4e4b4f · #1b2119 · #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.
#ecf5e8 · #c1cdbe · #8aa282 · #182712 · #000600 · #98d982
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf5e8 · #c1cdbe · #8aa282 · #182712 · #000600 · #f4b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d4b0 · #8aa282 · #915170 · #4d573c · #312948 · #200505
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8edfc · #8aa282 · #7c79a1 · #6a3a53 · #1e183b · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf3ff · #8aa282 · #6880a3 · #6f3a3d · #370f13 · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fe · #8aa282 · #57869b · #5d3e67 · #361301 · #030004
#9AB093 · #ABBEA5 · #BCCCB7 · #CDDAC9 · #DFE9DB
#708569 · #576A50 · #3F4F39 · #283623 · #131F0F
#8DA087 · #919F8C · #949D91
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.