Icky Green Color
Icky Green is a yellow green color with hex code #8FAE22. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with icky green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Icky Green Color Values
What Does Icky Green Mean?
Icky Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Icky Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Icky Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Icky Green
Icky Green and #4123AF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AF8723 and #4AAF23, which sit beside icky green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair icky green with triadic partners #2390AF and #AF2390. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Avocado Green —
#87A922(Delta E 3) - Pea Green —
#8EAB12(Delta E 3) - Sickly Green —
#94B21C(Delta E 3) - Sick Green —
#9DB92C(Delta E 4) - Avocado —
#90B134(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #8FAE22; }
.background { background-color: #8FAE22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8FAE22; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8FAE2240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for icky green?
Icky Green has the hex code #8FAE22. In RGB notation it is rgb(143, 174, 34), in HSL it is hsl(73, 67%, 41%), and its OKLCH value is 0.703, 0.16, 122.1.
What does the color icky green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like icky green carry distinct psychological associations. Icky Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Icky Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with icky green?
Icky Green has three easy routes: its complement #4123AF for punch, its neighbors #AF8723 and #4AAF23 for something calmer, or triadic partners #2390AF and #AF2390 when you want energy.
Is icky green a standard web color?
No — Icky Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #8FAE22 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make icky green lighter or darker?
To lighten icky green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EFF7D4 (lightest tint) to #191E06 (darkest shade).
About Icky Green
Icky Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #8FAE22 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.