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#8BB20E

#8bb20e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8bb20e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.8% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.13% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 74.27°, with 85.42% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3736

Complementary

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #350eb2

Split complementary

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #0e39b2
  3. #870eb2

Analogous

  1. #b2870e
  2. #8bb20e
  3. #39b20e

Triadic

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #0e8bb2
  3. #b20e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #0eb235
  3. #350eb2
  4. #b20e8b

Square

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #0eb287
  3. #350eb2
  4. #b20e39

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2403
  2. #546b08
  3. #8bb20e
  4. #bced1f
  5. #d1f366

Shades

#8bb20e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #7da00d
  3. #6f8e0b
  4. #617d0a
  5. #536b08
  6. #465907
  7. #384706
  8. #2a3504
  9. #1c2403
  10. #0e1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb20e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #97ba26
  3. #a2c13e
  4. #aec956
  5. #b9d16e
  6. #c5d987
  7. #d1e09f
  8. #dce8b7
  9. #e8f0cf
  10. #f3f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb20e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb20e
  2. #8aad19
  3. #89a825
  4. #88a330
  5. #879e3c
  6. #869947
  7. #849452
  8. #838f5e
  9. #828a69
  10. #818575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9baa83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8aa1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90ac78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb20e {
  color: #8bb20e;
}
Background
.bg-8bb20e {
  background-color: #8bb20e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb20e {
  border: 2px solid #8bb20e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb20e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 178 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb20e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb20e, #39b20e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb20e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 178 14 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.23 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.26 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.46 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.10 #744df1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb20e  rgb(139, 178, 14)  hsl(74, 85%, 38%)  Apple Green
#350eb2  rgb(53, 14, 178)  hsl(254, 85%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0e8bb2  rgb(14, 139, 178)  hsl(194, 85%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#b20e8b  rgb(178, 14, 139)  hsl(314, 85%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red