#C0CBA1Seedling (#C0CBA1) is a very light, muted yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 120°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.058. 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 | #C0CBA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 203, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 29%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.9 -11 19.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.823 0.058 120) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Seedling shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c8c695 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#c7cc9d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c0cba1 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c0cca3 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Seedling 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 1.71:1 and against black 12.3:1, 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.
#edf7d1 · #c0cba1 · #9ea881 · #798160 · #565d40 · #353b22
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.
#c5eccd · #c0ddb2 · #c0cba1 · #b9b581 · #b09d71 · #a48866
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.
#c0cba1 · #8fada2 · #828d61 · #357864 · #4a532c · #1b3a31
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.
#e7ebdb · #c0cba1 · #9fa78a · #786898 · #40462f · #25291a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c0cba1 · #a9a7ae · #74776d · #47464b · #1b1e14 · #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.
#f0f4e4 · #c0cba1 · #999f8a · #202509 · #030400 · #b8d252
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bcedeb · #c0cba1 · #7daf79 · #7e64a3 · #313b5e · #020b28
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c0cba1 · #aaa6b5 · #68749a · #5d375a · #11193a · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c0cba1 · #9cabb6 · #547b96 · #673445 · #330d1b · #000611
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c0cba1 · #99adb0 · #498089 · #4d3d69 · #350e09 · #020006
#C8D2AD · #D1DAB9 · #D9E1C6 · #E2E8D2 · #EBF0DE
#9CA680 · #7A8261 · #596144 · #3B4128 · #1E230E
#C1CAA9 · #C2C9B1 · #C3C7B8
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.