Icky Green #8FAE22
Icky Green is a medium-light, vivid yellow with hex code #8FAE22 and RGB rgb(143, 174, 34).
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Black text reads best on this color (8.24:1).
About this color
#8FAE22 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.160 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Icky Green. Black text reads best on it, at 8.24:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (70%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Icky Green |
| Black text | 8.24:1 |
| White text | 2.54:1 |
Colors that go with Icky Green
Matches found by rotating Icky 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 Icky Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Icky Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Icky Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.009
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.012
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.018
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.021
- Dark Lime #84B701 ΔE 0.032
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.039
- Turtle Green #75B84F ΔE 0.039
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.041
More about Icky Green
How to make Icky 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.
- 4 parts yellow
- 2 parts blue
- 1 part brown
Recipe result: #88B03C, a difference of ΔE 0.015 from Icky Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Icky Green in every format
| HEX | #8FAE22 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 174, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 67%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.3% 0.16 122.1) |
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 #8FAE22 | 2.54:1 | Fails | Lc -54.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8FAE22 | 8.24:1 | AAA | Lc 54.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8FAE22 text on white | 2.54:1 | Fails | Lc 49.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8FAE22 text on black | 8.24:1 | AAA | Lc -52.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Icky 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7ED
oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDD8
oklch(93.5% 0.029 122)
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Step 200
200
#D3E0B7
oklch(88.6% 0.056 121.8)
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Step 300
300
#B5CB82
oklch(80.8% 0.099 122.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8FAE22
oklch(70.3% 0.16 122.1)
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Step 500
500
#7A9700
oklch(63.1% 0.154 122.2)
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Step 600
600
#667F00
oklch(55.6% 0.135 122.3)
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Step 700
700
#566A00
oklch(49% 0.118 121.7)
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Step 800
800
#465700
oklch(42.7% 0.103 121.8)
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Step 900
900
#3A4900
oklch(37.9% 0.092 122)
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Step 950
950
#212B00
oklch(27% 0.066 122.2)
Icky 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) | #B9A300 | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B5A231 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #97A595 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #A2A2A2 | 0.160 |
Use Icky 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.