Exploring the Color #8DF496

#8DF496 sits at 125° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 82% saturation and 75% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, very light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 141, 244, 150 produces a 15.51:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8DF496 is a distant relative of CSS silver — about 84 units away from #C0C0C0. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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