Venomous Sting

#c6ec7a

Lively chartreuse-green for sharp, energetic highlight bars

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About Venomous Sting

Venomous Sting looks like a fresh insect-wing green that's been slightly cooled, not softened into milk. It has that punchy, yellow-green snap, but it doesn't read chartreuse-loud like . Compared to and , it stays more saturated and less "fog-filtered," so it doesn't blur into a background wash.

I reach for it when a success state or progress step needs to feel alive, especially in green family interfaces where you want momentum without the caution vibe. It shows up in e-commerce account portals for "verified" chips, in logistics and warehouse dashboards for completed scan states, and in health and food product tooling when you're emphasizing an action taken. It's also handy for editorial workflow UIs, like color-coded approvals on media timelines where the status must pop against white.

Pair it with clean charcoal text or a calmer mint for the UI canvas. If you put it next to the lighter greens, it will win the hierarchy fast, so use it as the accent, not the whole screen.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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1.34:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.23:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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13.23:1AAA

On Black #000000

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15.68:1AAA

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