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#8ACC26

#8acc26 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8acc26 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, 80% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 83.86°, with 68.6% saturation and 47.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4873

Complementary

  1. #8acc26
  2. #6826cc

Split complementary

  1. #8acc26
  2. #2637cc
  3. #bb26cc

Analogous

  1. #ccbb26
  2. #8acc26
  3. #37cc26

Triadic

  1. #8acc26
  2. #268acc
  3. #cc268a

Tetradic

  1. #8acc26
  2. #26cc68
  3. #6826cc
  4. #cc268a

Square

  1. #8acc26
  2. #26ccbb
  3. #6826cc
  4. #cc2637

Monochromatic

  1. #334b0e
  2. #5e8c1a
  3. #8acc26
  4. #ade15e
  5. #ceed9e

Shades

#8acc26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8acc26
  2. #7cb822
  3. #6ea31e
  4. #618f1b
  5. #537a17
  6. #456613
  7. #37520f
  8. #293d0b
  9. #1c2908
  10. #0e1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#8acc26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8acc26
  2. #96d13c
  3. #a1d651
  4. #addb67
  5. #b9e07d
  6. #c5e693
  7. #d0eba8
  8. #dcf0be
  9. #e8f5d4
  10. #f3fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8acc26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8acc26
  2. #89c42f
  3. #88bd38
  4. #87b541
  5. #86ae4a
  6. #85a653
  7. #849e5c
  8. #839765
  9. #828f6e
  10. #818877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb83a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ec3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc306 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c033 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cc78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8acc26 {
  color: #8acc26;
}
Background
.bg-8acc26 {
  background-color: #8acc26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8acc26 {
  border: 2px solid #8acc26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8acc26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 204 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8acc26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8acc26, #37cc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8acc26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 204 38 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.82 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.46 #7533d9 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8acc26  rgb(138, 204, 38)  hsl(84, 69%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#6826cc  rgb(104, 38, 204)  hsl(264, 69%, 47%)  Han Purple
#268acc  rgb(38, 138, 204)  hsl(204, 69%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#cc268a  rgb(204, 38, 138)  hsl(324, 69%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red