#8EFA00Mochito (#8EFA00) is a very light, vivid green with an OKLCH hue of 134°, lightness 0.88 and chroma 0.253. 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 | #8EFA00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 250, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 100%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(86, 100%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 100%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89 -61.8 85.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.885 0.253 134) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mochito 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 ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9ff400 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#99fb00 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#8efa00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8dfb09 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mochito 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 1.33:1 and against black 15.82:1, 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.
#dbffc5 · #8efa00 · #69bb00 · #4f9100 · #376800 · #214200
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.
#8efa00 · #bcd500 · #c8b500 · #c89800 · #c37b00 · #bc5e00
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.
#8efa00 · #37d3c4 · #63b200 · #008f84 · #3b6e00 · #004f49
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.
#8efa00 · #a2c18f · #b83deb · #346200 · #204000 · #0d2200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#8efa00 · #c4b6cc · #778a6c · #554b5a · #132605 · #020005
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 · #cdc5d2 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #8efa00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#8efa00 · #ceaedf · #ae54d6 · #77009e · #340048 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee8 · #8efa00 · #b7bde4 · #ab559d · #434161 · #131104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#8efa00 · #9abfec · #0082f3 · #960032 · #440011 · #00061c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#8efa00 · #85c7e0 · #0091b6 · #77009e · #3b1000 · #05000c
#9DFC4D · #ACFD70 · #BAFE8B · #C8FFA5 · #D7FFBE
#73CC00 · #59A000 · #407600 · #284E00 · #122A00
#A1F460 · #B1EE88 · #C1E7A9
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.