Green
若竹色
Wakatake-iro
Young Bamboo Green
The bright green of freshly cut young bamboo — cool, clean, and fresh.
Color codes
HEX
#68BE8D
COPIEDRGB
rgb(104, 190, 141)
COPIEDHSL
hsl(146, 40%, 58%)
COPIEDCMYK
cmyk(45, 0, 26, 25)
COPIEDOrigin
Wakatake means 'young bamboo'. The color entered the standard palette in the Edo period and reads as slightly more mature and cooler than moegi — the difference between April grass and May bamboo.
Where you'll see it
Early summer design, tea packaging, refreshment brand palettes.
Contrast & accessibility
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Harmony palette
Computed from the color wheel — base, analogous (±30°), complementary, and triad. Click any swatch to copy.
Tip: analogous colors read as calm; complementary and triad add contrast for calls-to-action.