#90EE90Light Green (#90EE90) is a very light, saturated green with an OKLCH hue of 144°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.156. 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 | #90EE90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 238, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 73%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 39%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(86.5 -46.3 36.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.868 0.156 144) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Green 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.
#a0e884 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#9aef8c — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#90ee90 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8fef92 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.42:1 and against black 14.82:1, 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.
#d6ffd4 · #90ee90 · #66b966 · #459047 · #256a28 · #014509
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.
#9dffcc · #90ee90 · #a4d265 · #b0b640 · #b39a26 · #af7f1c
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.
#90ee90 · #74c3c4 · #5da95e · #008889 · #236b27 · #00494a
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.
#90ee90 · #c471cc · #5e765d · #2f5b2f · #153c16 · #051e06
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#90ee90 · #beb2bf · #758574 · #524a52 · #142414 · #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.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2b · #080109 · #90ee90
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2cc · #90ee90 · #afc98f · #d9598b · #4d3b60 · #200503
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffece4 · #90ee90 · #bcbbe2 · #c25d99 · #423c5a · #121204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#90ee90 · #a8b7d6 · #597dca · #8f141e · #430005 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#90ee90 · #9abcd0 · #048abe · #73247b · #351500 · #050008
#9FF19E · #AEF4AD · #BCF6BA · #CAF9C8 · #D7FBD6
#6FC46F · #4F9B50 · #307432 · #104F15 · #002C02
#A1E9A0 · #B0E4AF · #BEDEBD
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.