#88EE77Herbivore (#88EE77) is a very light, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 141°, lightness 0.86 and chroma 0.184. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #88EE77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 238, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(111, 78%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(111, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 50%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(85.9 -52.1 48.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.860 0.184 141) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Herbivore shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#99e86c — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#93ef73 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#88ee77 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87ef79 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Herbivore 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 1.44:1 and against black 14.54:1, 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.
#d7ffd0 · #88ee77 · #60bb51 · #409232 · #1f6b0f · #094500
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.
#96ffc2 · #88ee77 · #a5d041 · #b4b200 · #b69500 · #b27a00
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.
#88ee77 · #63c4c1 · #56a948 · #008684 · #1a6b07 · #004746
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.
#88ee77 · #c164d3 · #5b7456 · #2a5a22 · #0f3b07 · #031d00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#88ee77 · #bcafbf · #72846f · #514853 · #12240f · #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.
#f7eff8 · #cfc5d0 · #a297a4 · #2a1d2c · #08010a · #88ee77
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eff3cd · #88ee77 · #aac28a · #e44c95 · #493b62 · #1f0503
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fddffc · #88ee77 · #d8adcb · #7771c8 · #304062 · #051511
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#88ee77 · #a1b5d8 · #497bd4 · #910020 · #420008 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#88ee77 · #91bbd1 · #008ab8 · #751286 · #361300 · #050008
#99F18A · #A9F49C · #B8F7AD · #C6FABE · #D5FCCE
#68C458 · #489B3A · #2A741C · #0C4F00 · #022B00
#9BE98D · #ABE3A1 · #BADDB4
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.