#AFD77FWasabi (#AFD77F) is a very light, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 129°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.123. 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 | #AFD77F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 215, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 52%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 41%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.4 -27.9 39.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.830 0.123 129) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wasabi shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b9d174 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b7d87b — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#afd77f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#afd881 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wasabi 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 1.63:1 and against black 12.85:1, 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.
#deffba · #afd77f · #8cb060 · #698941 · #486322 · #294001
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.
#a8f6cd · #a7e8a8 · #afd77f · #b5bc63 · #b4a250 · #ad8946
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.
#afd77f · #7cb5aa · #76954e · #007e6f · #3f5a16 · #003f37
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.
#e4f0d7 · #afd77f · #98ad80 · #9166b3 · #3b4b27 · #222d15
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#afd77f · #aea8b3 · #737a6b · #4a464d · #192011 · #010003
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 · #271e2f · #06010c · #afd77f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eee6c0 · #afd77f · #d663db · #5b8060 · #363c67 · #1c040d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afd77f · #b1a5bd · #6b71b0 · #70275d · #16104c · #060003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#afd77f · #99adc2 · #467caf · #7b223a · #3e0014 · #000515
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#afd77f · #92b1bb · #16859e · #5b3179 · #390a00 · #03000a
#B9DD90 · #C4E3A1 · #CEE9B1 · #D9EFC2 · #E3F4D2
#8DB061 · #6C8B44 · #4D6829 · #30460C · #172700
#B4D490 · #B9D1A0 · #BFCDAF
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.