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#8ADE2A

#8ade2a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ade2a 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, 87.06% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.08% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 88°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5781

Complementary

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #7e2ade

Split complementary

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #2a30de
  3. #d82ade

Analogous

  1. #ded82a
  2. #8ade2a
  3. #30de2a

Triadic

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #2a8ade
  3. #de2a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #2ade7e
  3. #7e2ade
  4. #de2a8a

Square

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #2aded8
  3. #7e2ade
  4. #de2a30

Monochromatic

  1. #3a600f
  2. #62a219
  3. #8ade2a
  4. #aee86c
  5. #d3f3ae

Shades

#8ade2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #7cc826
  3. #6eb222
  4. #619b1d
  5. #538519
  6. #456f15
  7. #375911
  8. #29430d
  9. #1c2c08
  10. #0e1604
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ade2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #96e13f
  3. #a1e555
  4. #ade86a
  5. #b9eb7f
  6. #c5ef95
  7. #d0f2aa
  8. #dcf5bf
  9. #e8f8d4
  10. #f3fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ade2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ade2a
  2. #89d533
  3. #88cb3b
  4. #87c244
  5. #86b84c
  6. #85af55
  7. #84a65e
  8. #839c66
  9. #82936f
  10. #818977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3d1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc640 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bd5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d407 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1d038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bd899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ade2a {
  color: #8ade2a;
}
Background
.bg-8ade2a {
  background-color: #8ade2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ade2a {
  border: 2px solid #8ade2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ade2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 222 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ade2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ade2a, #30de2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ade2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 222 42 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.60 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.85 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.39 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.01 #7521d5 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ade2a  rgb(138, 222, 42)  hsl(88, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#7e2ade  rgb(126, 42, 222)  hsl(268, 73%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#2a8ade  rgb(42, 138, 222)  hsl(208, 73%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#de2a8a  rgb(222, 42, 138)  hsl(328, 73%, 52%)  Telemagenta