#88DD00Overgrown (#88DD00) is a light, vivid yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 132°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.225. 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 | #88DD00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 221, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 100%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 100%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.1 -52.6 78.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.811 0.225 132) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Overgrown shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#96d700 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#91de00 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#88dd00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#87de07 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward greenTest Overgrown 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 1.69:1 and against black 12.39:1, 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.
#dcffc1 · #88dd00 · #71ba00 · #568f00 · #3c6700 · #244100
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.
#84ffcb · #62f482 · #88dd00 · #aaba00 · #b19d00 · #ae8100
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.
#88dd00 · #36b8aa · #5b9700 · #00776c · #325700 · #003a34
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.
#d5efc1 · #88dd00 · #ad4ae0 · #436c12 · #2a4b00 · #162b00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#88dd00 · #aca0b4 · #6a795e · #4a424f · #122104 · #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.
#f5effa · #cdc6d2 · #a098a6 · #281e2e · #06010b · #88dd00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3deb8 · #88dd00 · #ea32d8 · #5a7e60 · #38375f · #22060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9e4f5 · #88dd00 · #dd89c7 · #7178ab · #2f3d5d · #04120b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#88dd00 · #86a8cf · #0074d0 · #84002e · #3c0010 · #000518
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#88dd00 · #75afc3 · #00809e · #67008e · #360c00 · #05000d
#98E349 · #A8E96C · #B8EF88 · #C7F4A2 · #D6FABB
#6EB500 · #558E00 · #3E6900 · #274600 · #132600
#96D854 · #A2D379 · #AECD96
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.