#8CC542
Bright warm green
A True Spring color
anchor color 8 of 10 in True Spring. Also called Warm Spring in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
Bright warm green is the True Spring yellow-green: a clear leaf green, a little more yellow than Bright Spring's version. It is the brightest green in the palette and the easiest to find in summer. Six points from Bright Spring's warm bright green, so the two Springs share it, and too warm for any Summer.
Bright warm green is an anchor color in True Spring. Its closest relative outside the palette is Warm bright green #7AC442, a Bright Spring color, at a perceptual distance of 6. That is near enough for that season to wear it as a neutral, with the accents kept in its own palette.
At RGB 140, 197, 66 the green leads, the red sits well above the blue, and the blue is low. The red being that high is what makes it a yellow-green, closer to apple than to grass. The low blue keeps it warm. Lower the red and it becomes True Spring's grass green; lighten it and add a little blue and it becomes Light Spring's light warm green. Add grey and it turns into the olives of True Autumn.
A True Spring wears it as a summer color: a linen shirt, a dress, shorts, a knit in spring. It is the green that most suits a True Spring's warm skin, because the yellow agrees with it. It works with cream, camel, warm beige and golden brown, and it pairs well with coral and peach for a palette that looks warm rather than loud.
Retail calls it apple, kiwi, lime, pear, sprout and leaf. Boden's Juicy Apple and Sweet Mint and STAUD's Sprout have landed close to it. Most of it appears from March to August. The thing to avoid is the acid version, which tips toward fluorescent yellow; it looks cheap on a True Spring and harsh on everyone else.
The nearest colors are Bright Spring's warm bright green at six points and True Spring's own grass green at nine. Light Spring's light warm green is thirteen points away and paler; a Light Spring can wear this one, but it is a step bright for her. Bright Spring's emerald and the Winter emeralds are over thirty-five points off and carry blue. True Autumn's moss and olive are over forty points away and muted, which is the thing to check for.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Warm bright green #7AC442
Bright Spring anchor · ΔE 6
Light warm green #A9D66A
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 13
Warm bright emerald #22B573
Bright Spring anchor · ΔE 38
Light golden yellow #F7D65A
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 39
Bright emerald #00A86B
Bright Winter anchor · ΔE 40
Moss green #6B7A3A
True Autumn anchor · ΔE 42
As of November 11, 2026, nothing in stock samples close to #8CC542. The guide below has the nearest colors that do. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
Yes. Bright warm green (#8CC542) is an anchor color in the True Spring palette, and close enough to a Bright Spring color for that season to wear it as a neutral.
Very close. Apple green in most stores is this color or a shade lighter. Some apple greens are greyed for a vintage look, and those belong to the Autumns. If the green looks clean and lit from inside, it is the True Spring version.
Yellow. Bright warm green has more red in it, which pulls it toward apple. Grass green has less, which makes it a truer green. They are nine points apart, close enough to wear together; both are True Spring anchors.
For a True Spring: cream, camel, warm beige, golden brown, coral, peach and warm turquoise. Green with camel is the easiest everyday pairing. Avoid black and cool grey, which make it look acidic.
With care. Light Spring's light warm green is thirteen points away, past the point where most people would call it the same color. On a Light Spring this one can look a shade strong at the face; it works better in a skirt or trousers, or with a light top.
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