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#8BB514

#8bb514 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bb514 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, 70.98% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.95% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 75.65°, with 80.1% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3859

Complementary

  1. #8bb514
  2. #3e14b5

Split complementary

  1. #8bb514
  2. #143bb5
  3. #8e14b5

Analogous

  1. #b58e14
  2. #8bb514
  3. #3bb514

Triadic

  1. #8bb514
  2. #148bb5
  3. #b5148b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb514
  2. #14b53e
  3. #3e14b5
  4. #b5148b

Square

  1. #8bb514
  2. #14b58e
  3. #3e14b5
  4. #b5143b

Monochromatic

  1. #212b05
  2. #56700c
  3. #8bb514
  4. #b7e82e
  5. #cfef73

Shades

#8bb514 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb514
  2. #7da312
  3. #6f9110
  4. #617f0e
  5. #536d0c
  6. #465b0a
  7. #384808
  8. #2a3606
  9. #1c2404
  10. #0e1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb514 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb514
  2. #97bc2c
  3. #a2c443
  4. #aecb5b
  5. #b9d372
  6. #c5da8a
  7. #d1e1a1
  8. #dce9b9
  9. #e8f0d0
  10. #f3f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb514 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb514
  2. #8ab01f
  3. #89aa2a
  4. #88a534
  5. #87a03f
  6. #869b4a
  7. #849555
  8. #839060
  9. #828b6a
  10. #818575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cad85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92ac9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ac23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8faf7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb514 {
  color: #8bb514;
}
Background
.bg-8bb514 {
  background-color: #8bb514;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb514 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb514;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb514;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 181 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 80% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb514 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb514, #3bb514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb514 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 181 20 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.92 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.29 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.47 #744aeb Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb514  rgb(139, 181, 20)  hsl(76, 80%, 39%)  Apple Green
#3e14b5  rgb(62, 20, 181)  hsl(256, 80%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#148bb5  rgb(20, 139, 181)  hsl(196, 80%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b5148b  rgb(181, 20, 139)  hsl(316, 80%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red