#55BB33Exit Light (#55BB33) is a light, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 139°, lightness 0.7 and chroma 0.195. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #55BB33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 187, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 0%, 73%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.8 -53.7 56.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.705 0.195 139) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Exit Light shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#66b629 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#5fbc2e — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#55bb33 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#54bc35 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Exit Light in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.46:1 and against black 8.54:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d8ffce · #8be472 · #55bb33 · #359409 · #226b00 · #124400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#30e5b9 · #33d280 · #55bb33 · #7c9c00 · #858000 · #816700
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#6bd3ce · #55bb33 · #459829 · #007471 · #1a5800 · #003735
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c1f8b3 · #afcca8 · #55bb33 · #ae4ec6 · #406c34 · #2d4a25
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faecfe · #55bb33 · #798b74 · #554c57 · #14260f · #020003
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a298a5 · #291d2d · #07010a · #55bb33
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddd8b2 · #55bb33 · #6d977a · #902aed · #23345b · #030931
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1c9b9 · #55bb33 · #8389b6 · #a14d8a · #33304a · #0e0e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf2ff · #55bb33 · #4783e1 · #980026 · #45000b · #000013
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f5ff · #55bb33 · #0091be · #7a1091 · #391400 · #050009
#6FC756 · #87D273 · #9FDE8E · #B6E9A8 · #CCF4C2
#3E9B1A · #287B00 · #1C5C00 · #0F3F00 · #042300
#6AB654 · #7BB16C · #89AB81
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.