Exploring the Color #567B2A

#567B2A sits at 87° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 49% saturation and 32% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 86, 123, 42 produces a 4.93:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #567B2A is a clear variant of CSS olive drab — about 29 units away from #6B8E23. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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