Icky Green Color

#8fae22

Icky Green is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #7051dd
Complementary Color #4021ae
Color Shade: mid yellow (73.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Icky Green Color Sample
Icky Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8fae22

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Icky Green Color. The Lucky Lime color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Atlantis (#97cd2d) for more calm effect. Try Pêra Rocha as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4021ae is the best complementary color to Icky Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8fae22 complementary color is Daisy Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citron are #ae8721 and #48ae21. Thus found on the left and right of #8fae22 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Marigold and Vida Loca colors as they work well with Icky Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Icky Green palette consists of #8721ae and #2148ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4021ae). Try Seance and Persian Blue colors in combination with #8fae22, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8fae22 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Icky Green. Thus Medium Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Icky Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Daisy Bush, Jungle Green, and Maroon Flush split by 90° on the color wheel. #8fae22 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Icky Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#4021ae) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roof Terracotta – 120° from the complementary Daisy Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #218fae and #ae4121.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8fae22 is made of 41% red, 50% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Icky Green has a hue angle of 73.29°, a saturation of 67.31% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8fae22 is made of 12.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.91% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #8fae22
RGB Decimal rgb(143,174,34)
RGB Percentage 41%, 50%, 10%
CMYK 12.16, 0, 54.91, 31.76
HSL hsl(73.29,67.31%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(73.29,80.46%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.6932,-28.7597,62.0898)
XYZ xyz(26.7525,36.2272,7.0959)
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