#36482FPalm Leaf (#36482F) is a dark, muted green with an OKLCH hue of 137°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.047. 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 | #36482F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 72, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 21%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 35%, 28%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 0%, 35%, 72%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.4 -12.7 12.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.379 0.047 137) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Palm Leaf 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 ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3a462b — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#39482e — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#36482f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#364830 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Palm Leaf 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 9.88:1 and against black 2.12:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black 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.
#909f8a · #6a7b64 · #36482f · #26361f · #0a1805 · #000200
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.
#3f6e5d · #335d40 · #36482f · #313c0c · #302c00 · #2a1f00
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.
#9ac0bc · #87a17d · #3d8883 · #446462 · #36482f · #182f0e
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.
#bcc8b7 · #9c7ba7 · #5a6357 · #36482f · #1c2b16 · #051002
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f0f7 · #9ea59c · #5c595e · #36482f · #272d24 · #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.
#ecf5e9 · #c2ccbf · #36482f · #1a2714 · #000500 · #9ad881
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf5e9 · #c2ccbf · #36482f · #1a2714 · #000500 · #f4b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbdab4 · #b7c78f · #cd73b5 · #635c93 · #36482f · #21060d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8edfc · #a09ec7 · #794962 · #36482f · #292549 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf3ff · #8ba5c9 · #7f484b · #36482f · #451c1f · #000007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f5fe · #7babc0 · #6c4d76 · #36482f · #44200c · #030004
#52634C · #6F7E6A · #8E9B89 · #AEB9AA · #CFD8CC
#2C3D26 · #23311D · #1A2715 · #121C0D · #091306
#394733 · #3B4637 · #3E443B
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.