#A3C05ASapling (#A3C05A) is a light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 123°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.133. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #A3C05A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 192, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 45%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 53%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.7 -25.5 47.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.764 0.133 123) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sapling shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; 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.
#acbb51 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#aac156 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a3c05a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a3c15c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sapling 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 2.05:1 and against black 10.24:1, 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.
#e4ffab · #bad778 · #a3c05a · #70882d · #4e6206 · #303e00
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.
#a1eebb · #9ed88d · #a3c05a · #a9a53e · #a88a2e · #a0722a
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.
#a3c05a · #66a191 · #6a802c · #006956 · #364500 · #002d23
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.
#d1dabe · #a3c05a · #8660b6 · #4a5727 · #2e390d · #151d03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4effd · #a3c05a · #939a88 · #5c5962 · #222816 · #010003
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.
#f4effb · #cbc6d3 · #9e99a8 · #251e30 · #05010d · #a3c05a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#afdfd9 · #a3c05a · #7bae77 · #423ee3 · #3d3356 · #030f1b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b2dfec · #a3c05a · #d973c0 · #7b7c9a · #2c3755 · #041209
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6f4ff · #a3c05a · #579ed3 · #943354 · #4b0020 · #000511
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#daf8ff · #a3c05a · #2ea7bd · #6a4497 · #4b0500 · #050011
#AFCA72 · #BCD389 · #C9DD9E · #D6E7B4 · #E3F0C9
#849E41 · #667D28 · #4A5D0C · #303F00 · #192200
#A6BE71 · #A9BB84 · #ADB896
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.