Flash Green Mirage
Flash Green Mirage: a neon analogous palette of #FAEF34, #BCED39, #3AE71B, #33D376, #20BF9A. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.94:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, green, teal, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.94:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Star#FAEF34
A very light, vivid yellow (Star) that brings attention without aggression. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Inchworm#BCED39
A very light, vivid green (Inchworm) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Becquerel#3AE71B
A light, vivid green (Becquerel) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seaweed#33D376
A light, vivid green (Seaweed) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Macau#20BF9A
A light, moderately saturated teal (Macau) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.33:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.46:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly81% similarVery good 4/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Lemon | Background | #FAEF34 | 93% |
| ≈ Chartreuse | Accent | #BCED39 | 88% |
| ≈ Green | Primary | #3AE71B | 81% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Surface | #33D376 | 77% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Text | #20BF9A | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #022018 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #faef34;
--color-surface: #33d376;
--color-primary: #3ae71b;
--color-accent: #bced39;
--color-text: #022018;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #faef34;
--color-surface: #33d376;
--color-primary: #3ae71b;
--color-accent: #bced39;
--color-ink: #022018;
}
About this palette
Flash Green Mirage is palette number 4,605 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Green (#3AE71B), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Lemon (#FAEF34) at the light end to Turquoise (#20BF9A) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Lemon #FAEF34: suggested role background. It is a yellow color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.187, which makes it clearly saturated.
2. ≈ Chartreuse #BCED39: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.202, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Green #3AE71B: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.262, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Turquoise #33D376: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 77% lightness and a chroma of 0.184, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Turquoise #20BF9A: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.134.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the yellow, green and teal families, spread across 66 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.194 makes the saturation intense.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Lemon (#FAEF34) with Turquoise (#20BF9A) at a contrast ratio of 1.94:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#FAEF34), so this page suggests #022018 for text, a darkened Turquoise that reaches 14.28:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FAEF34 and #BCED39 and #BCED39 and #3AE71B may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #FAEF34 and #BCED39 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #3AE71B and #33D376 and #33D376 and #20BF9A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #FAEF34 as the background, #33D376 for cards and surfaces, #3AE71B as the primary brand color, #BCED39 as the accent, and #022018 for text (a computed darker shade of Turquoise, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Flash Green Mirage accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.94:1 (#FAEF34 on #20BF9A). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Green (#3AE71B) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.