#D0C678Muted Lime (#D0C678) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.1. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #D0C678 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(208, 198, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 48%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 42%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.1 -7.5 40.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.817 0.100 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Muted Lime shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d7c16e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d7c674 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d0c678 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d0c77a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Muted Lime 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 1.75:1 and against black 12.03:1, 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.
#fdf5b0 · #d0c678 · #aea45d · #877f3d · #625a1f · #403900
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.
#caebb7 · #ccda97 · #d0c678 · #cbac6a · #c09462 · #b17f5e
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.
#d0c678 · #8cad96 · #908748 · #31794d · #554e0f · #193a25
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.
#ebe8d2 · #d0c678 · #a7a27b · #595a99 · #474322 · #292612
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#d0c678 · #a5a6b0 · #777568 · #45454c · #1e1d0f · #010103
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.
#f0f1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #d0c678
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d0c678 · #a3a5ba · #6d6fa3 · #3f3d79 · #181342 · #060400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0c678 · #a3a5ba · #5178a2 · #58346c · #001c3c · #030007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d0c678 · #93acb5 · #367f96 · #692d55 · #340527 · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d0c678 · #92adac · #2f8381 · #3f3d79 · #3a0311 · #01000b
#D7CE8A · #DDD69C · #E4DEAE · #EBE6BF · #F2EED0
#ABA25B · #877F3F · #655D24 · #443E08 · #262100
#CDC68A · #CAC59B · #C8C5AA
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.