Wasabi#DBFF00, a warm-leaning vivid lime

Wasabi in RGB, HSL, OKLCH & more

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Why is it called Wasabi?

Wasabi's meaning, origin, and pronunciation, with sources.

Related: Kijani Grass

Wiktionary s.v. 山葵 (918 attestation); Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages; Wiktionary s.v. wasabi. Dictionary + scholarly sources; no native-speaker review.

Shades of Wasabi, lighter and darker

For hover states, washed backgrounds, and dark surfaces that still read as #DBFF00. 13 steps, spaced evenly by eye, with the color itself sitting at its natural depth, wasabi-300.

Tints (light surfaces; dark text passes on every one)

Midtones (the color at full strength, for brand & accent work)

Shades (dark surfaces; light text passes on every one)

Is Wasabi accessible? Contrast with white & black

Strong contrast makes your work readable by everyone, and meets the WCAG standard accessibility law points at. AA is the floor; AAA is the tier worth aiming for in body text. Black text on #DBFF00 clears WCAG AAA. Every strip below is one surface, and the marks are the steps that reach AAA on it.

Rows are text, columns are background · 66 of 210 pairings reach WCAG 2.2 AAA, shown here.

Wasabi in CMYK: one value for files, one per press

This color shifts further than a press run can hold, so expect a visible difference. The pairs below show where each standard lands.

In CMYK, #DBFF00 is C14.1 · M0 · Y100 · K0. That is the value design tools and file formats use when no press is involved.

On press (what each standard prints)

Press values computed through the ICC characterization data each standard proofs against. Each CMYK above is the closest that standard can get.

Colors similar to Wasabi

The wasabi plant (Eutrema japonicum); its characters, 山葵, read literally as "mountain hollyhock"

Here are other colors similar to Wasabi along with accessible text pairings and whether or not they're print-safe. Explore The Limes

Colors that go with Wasabi

The complementary color, straight across the wheel, is a cool-leaning vivid violet #693FC1. Rhapsody's pick is the split complement, just to one side of it, a livelier pair.

The accent is for the moments that need attention, the harmony for the ones that need calm; the neutral carries the text and surfaces in between.

Take Wasabi with you

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