What color is #8AEC21?

#8AEC21 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(138, 236, 33), and in HSL hsl(89, 84%, 53%).

Is #8AEC21 accessible as text?

On white, #8AEC21 has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 14.10:1 (passes). For text placed on #8AEC21, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #8AEC21?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #8AEC21?

#8AEC21 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #8422EC. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #8AEC21 below.

Is #8AEC21 good for buttons?

#8AEC21 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #8AEC21 — white text only reaches 1.49:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #8AEC21 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #8AEC21 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#8AEC21 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #8AEC21

Not just a swatch — here's how #8AEC21 works with other colors. Named schemes with #8AEC21 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #8AEC21 Secondary #E27632 Accent #DBA524 Anchor #5F3949 Surface #F2EAD6

Lawn Green glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #8AEC21 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #8AEC21 Secondary #AE6B00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Lawn Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #8AEC21 Secondary #E4FFCF Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #8AEC21 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Lawn Green carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #8AEC21 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 45/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 17/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 14/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 10/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 19/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 90/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 41/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 49/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #8AEC21

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People also use #8AEC21 with

Golden Yellow Lime Blue Violet Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E8F6D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #47EC22 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #8AEC21 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #8AEC21;
  --color-base-rgb: 138 236 33;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.9% 0.234 133.6);
  --color-50: #F8FEF0;
  --color-100: #EBFDD8;
  --color-200: #D7F8B4;
  --color-300: #B9EE81;
  --color-400: #9BDF53;
  --color-500: #7DC430;
  --color-600: #63952D;
  --color-700: #496925;
  --color-800: #31451C;
  --color-900: #1F2A13;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F8FEF0',
    100: '#EBFDD8',
    200: '#D7F8B4',
    300: '#B9EE81',
    400: '#9BDF53',
    500: '#7DC430',
    600: '#63952D',
    700: '#496925',
    800: '#31451C',
    900: '#1F2A13',
  },
}

$base: #8AEC21;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F8FEF0;
$base-100: #EBFDD8;
$base-200: #D7F8B4;
$base-300: #B9EE81;
$base-400: #9BDF53;
$base-500: #7DC430;
$base-600: #63952D;
$base-700: #496925;
$base-800: #31451C;
$base-900: #1F2A13;
$base-hover: #6FC711;
$base-subtle: #DCF2C4;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#8AEC21",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EBFDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D7F8B4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#B9EE81",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#9BDF53",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#7DC430",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#63952D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#496925",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#31451C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1F2A13",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #8AEC21

Color Lab

Pairs with #8AEC21

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