light green

Muted spring shade

Light green is a pale or soft shade of green, less saturated than standard green: The walls were painted a light green, light green leaves in early spring.

As a compound modifier, it's typically hyphenated: a light-green sweater.

The term distinguishes paler greens from darker shades like forest green or emerald.

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pistachio · seafoam · sea glass · jade · pale · fresh · spring · grass · new growth · leaf · celery · celery stalk · apple · pastel · soft · cool · fern · cucumber

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Opposites
color lightness/darkness

light greendark green

Deep leafy shade

forest green · hunter green · evergreen · emerald · bottle green

color temperature/complementary hue

light greenlight red

Pale shade of scarlet

pink · rose · coral · salmon · blush

color saturation/vibrancy

light greenbright green

Vivid yellow-green shade

neon green · lime green · kelly green · grass green · acid green

Family

light, green, lights, lit, lighter, lightest, lightly, lighten, lightened

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G