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#8AC511

#8ac511 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ac511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 79.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4538

Complementary

  1. #8ac511
  2. #4c11c5

Split complementary

  1. #8ac511
  2. #1130c5
  3. #a611c5

Analogous

  1. #c5a611
  2. #8ac511
  3. #30c511

Triadic

  1. #8ac511
  2. #118ac5
  3. #c5118a

Tetradic

  1. #8ac511
  2. #11c54c
  3. #4c11c5
  4. #c5118a

Square

  1. #8ac511
  2. #11c5a6
  3. #4c11c5
  4. #c51130

Monochromatic

  1. #273805
  2. #597f0b
  3. #8ac511
  4. #b1ee35
  5. #ccf47b

Shades

#8ac511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ac511
  2. #7cb10f
  3. #6e9e0e
  4. #618a0c
  5. #53760a
  6. #456309
  7. #374f07
  8. #293b05
  9. #1c2703
  10. #0e1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ac511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ac511
  2. #96cb29
  3. #a1d141
  4. #add658
  5. #b9dc70
  6. #c5e288
  7. #d0e8a0
  8. #dceeb8
  9. #e8f3cf
  10. #f3f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ac511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ac511
  2. #89be1c
  3. #88b727
  4. #87b032
  5. #86a93d
  6. #85a349
  7. #849c54
  8. #83955f
  9. #828e6a
  10. #818775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5bb8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fbca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2ba25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dbf85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ac511 {
  color: #8ac511;
}
Background
.bg-8ac511 {
  background-color: #8ac511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ac511 {
  border: 2px solid #8ac511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ac511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ac511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ac511, #30c511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ac511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.20 #753aee Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ac511  rgb(138, 197, 17)  hsl(80, 84%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4c11c5  rgb(76, 17, 197)  hsl(260, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#118ac5  rgb(17, 138, 197)  hsl(200, 84%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c5118a  rgb(197, 17, 138)  hsl(320, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red