Exploring the Color #96A47C

#96A47C sits at 81° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 18% saturation and 56% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 150, 164, 124 produces a 7.90:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #96A47C is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 42 units away from #808080. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, 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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