#A7FC00Spring Bud (#A7FC00) is a very light, vivid yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 130°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.243. 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 | #A7FC00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 252, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 100%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(80, 100%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 0%, 100%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.7 -54.3 87.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.902 0.243 130) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Spring Bud shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b6f500 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b1fd00 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#a7fc00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a6fd0a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Spring Bud 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 1.27:1 and against black 16.57:1, 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.
#a7fc00 · #97e400 · #79b800 · #5c8e00 · #416600 · #274100
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.
#a7fc00 · #cbd700 · #d4b800 · #d39a00 · #ce7d00 · #c95d00
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.
#a7fc00 · #4ed8c4 · #76b400 · #009586 · #497200 · #00554b
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.
#a7fc00 · #acc594 · #aa3fe7 · #406500 · #294400 · #142600
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a7fc00 · #c8bcd2 · #7e8e6f · #564d5d · #182605 · #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 · #ccc6d2 · #a098a7 · #271e2e · #06010c · #a7fc00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#a7fc00 · #dac9a6 · #f535de · #4e6f53 · #333256 · #1d040b
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a7fc00 · #debfdb · #ca69cb · #5f6ea3 · #373049 · #04140b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a7fc00 · #9ec6ef · #008aec · #99003b · #450016 · #000618
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a7fc00 · #8bcde2 · #0096b7 · #7600a9 · #3f0e00 · #04000b
#B2FD4E · #BDFE70 · #C7FF8C · #D2FFA4 · #DCFFBB
#87CD00 · #69A100 · #4C7600 · #314F00 · #172A00
#B4F762 · #C0F18C · #CBEBAD
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.