Easter Green #8CFD7E
Easter Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #8CFD7E and RGB rgb(140, 253, 126).
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Black text reads best on this color (16.46:1).
About this color
#8CFD7E is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 90%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Easter Green. Black text reads best on it, at 16.46:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (90%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Easter Green |
| Black text | 16.46:1 |
| White text | 1.27:1 |
Colors that go with Easter Green
Matches found by rotating Easter Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Easter Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Easter Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Easter Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Lightgreen #76FF7B ΔE 0.019
- Light Grass Green #9AF764 ΔE 0.024
- Light Lime #AEFD6C ΔE 0.033
- Key Lime #AEFF6E ΔE 0.034
- Baby Green #8CFF9E ΔE 0.034
- Pale Green #98FB98 ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Green #75FD63 ΔE 0.035
- Mint Green #8FFF9F ΔE 0.036
More about Easter Green
How to make Easter Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts white
- 2 parts yellow
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #C6E56A, a difference of ΔE 0.078 from Easter Green. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Easter Green in every format
| HEX | #8CFD7E |
| RGB | rgb(140, 253, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(113, 97%, 74%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.9% 0.195 141.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8CFD7E | 1.27:1 | Fails | Lc -15.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #8CFD7E | 16.46:1 | AAA | Lc 90.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #8CFD7E text on white | 1.27:1 | Fails | Lc 13.4 | Not readable |
| #8CFD7E text on black | 16.46:1 | AAA | Lc -90.5 | Preferred for body text |
Shades and tints of Easter Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.
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Step 50
50
#E9FCE7
oklch(97.1% 0.034 142.6)
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Step 100
100
#CFF7CA
oklch(93.6% 0.073 142)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#8CFD7E
oklch(89.9% 0.195 141.6)
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Step 300
300
#43E62E
oklch(81% 0.252 141.6)
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Step 400
400
#23C200
oklch(70.8% 0.236 141.6)
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Step 500
500
#1CA600
oklch(63.1% 0.21 141.6)
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Step 600
600
#168C00
oklch(55.7% 0.186 141.6)
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Step 700
700
#117600
oklch(49.2% 0.164 141.6)
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Step 800
800
#0C6000
oklch(42.6% 0.142 141.6)
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Step 900
900
#085100
oklch(37.8% 0.126 141.6)
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Step 950
950
#033000
oklch(26.9% 0.09 141.6)
Easter Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FFEA73 | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F3E087 | 0.139 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #80F6E0 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #E4E4E4 | 0.197 |
Use Easter Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.