Pistachio #93C572

Pistachio (#93C572) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.124. 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.

Color values

HEX#93C572
RGBrgb(147, 197, 114)
HSLhsl(96, 42%, 61%)
HSVhsv(96, 42%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 42%, 23%)
CIE Lablab(74.4 -31.2 36.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.769 0.124 134)

How Pistachio behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Pistachio 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 ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 2.01:1 and against black 10.47:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Pistachio

Tonal

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.

#dbffc5 · #aada8b · #93c572 · #618b43 · #406525 · #224204

Analogous

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.

#9befcc · #92dba1 · #93c572 · #9bab53 · #9c913d · #967831

Shifted

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.

#93c572 · #67a29a · #5d8442 · #006961 · #284a08 · #002e2a

Contrast

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.

#cdddc4 · #93c572 · #9f6cb8 · #425a33 · #283c19 · #121e09

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#f6effa · #93c572 · #929b8c · #5e5961 · #20291a · #020103

Bright Accent

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.

#f6eff9 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #93c572

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#dbd8b2 · #93c572 · #c052a5 · #51725c · #373357 · #1e050a

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#f9edff · #93c572 · #908fd3 · #893a6c · #221955 · #060003

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#e9f3ff · #93c572 · #6c9bd4 · #943846 · #4c0115 · #00051a

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#e0f6ff · #93c572 · #48a5c5 · #74438b · #441400 · #040009

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#A2CE85 · #B0D798 · #BFE0AB · #CEE9BE · #DDF2D1

Shades

#75A257 · #59803E · #3E6025 · #25420C · #0F2500

Muted

#9AC282 · #A2BE90 · #A8BA9E

Using Pistachio

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.

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