#88FF22Loud Lime (#88FF22) is a very light, vivid green with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.255. 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 | #88FF22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 255, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 100%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 87%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47%, 0%, 87%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.3 -64.9 82.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.895 0.255 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Loud Lime shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; 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.
#9bf900 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#94ff14 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#88ff22 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87ff26 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Loud Lime 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 1.28:1 and against black 16.37:1, 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.
#daffc8 · #88ff22 · #60bd00 · #489200 · #326900 · #1d4300
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.
#88ff22 · #bbd900 · #c9b900 · #ca9c00 · #c57f00 · #bf6200
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.
#88ff22 · #36d6ca · #5db700 · #009289 · #387300 · #00524d
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.
#88ff22 · #a4c493 · #bf3eec · #306600 · #1e4400 · #0c2500
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#88ff22 · #c8b9cf · #788d6e · #564c5b · #132706 · #030005
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.
#f6eff9 · #cec5d1 · #a198a6 · #291d2d · #07010b · #88ff22
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#88ff22 · #d2b1e1 · #b354d7 · #7a009d · #360047 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f6ff · #88ff22 · #e7b4c6 · #9d85d1 · #354265 · #04130d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#88ff22 · #9fc2f1 · #0782fc · #99002f · #450010 · #00051d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#88ff22 · #88cae5 · #0093bb · #7a009d · #3b1200 · #06000d
#9CFF5D · #ADFF7E · #BCFF99 · #CAFFB0 · #D7FFC4
#6BD100 · #52A300 · #3B7800 · #255000 · #102B00
#9EF967 · #B0F28D · #C2EBAD
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.