Named color · Green
Green Yellow
#ADFF2F
Nearest named
Green Yellow
Family
Green
Lightness
91.3%
Chroma
0.233
Hue angle
130.0°
Temperature
Warm
Contrast on white
1.23:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
15.15:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#99FF33
CSS oklch()
91% 0.23 130

Green Yellow is a mid-toned, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, bold and ownable. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on Green Yellow

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

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Green Yellow 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

Green Yellow 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

This palette keeps Green Yellow 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

Green Yellow 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 Green Yellow carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Green Yellow 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 Green Yellow 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 59/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 49/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 10/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 14/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 8/100
Very low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 12/100
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 6/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 47/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 49/100
Moderate
Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with Green Yellow

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For interior
For fashion
People also use Green Yellow with

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 15.1:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #EDF9DB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #66FF2E — 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 Green Yellow at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #ADFF2F;
  --color-base-rgb: 173 255 47;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(91.3% 0.233 130.0);
  --color-50: #F9FEF0;
  --color-100: #EEFDD8;
  --color-200: #DEFCB1;
  --color-300: #C5F877;
  --color-400: #AAEC46;
  --color-500: #8CD222;
  --color-600: #6D9F23;
  --color-700: #4F701F;
  --color-800: #354818;
  --color-900: #212C11;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}