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#8BB80A

#8bb80a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bb80a 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, 72.16% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.57% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 75.52°, with 89.69% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.9.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3979

Complementary

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #370ab8

Split complementary

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #0a34b8
  3. #8e0ab8

Analogous

  1. #b88e0a
  2. #8bb80a
  3. #34b80a

Triadic

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #0a8bb8
  3. #b80a8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #0ab837
  3. #370ab8
  4. #b80a8b

Square

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #0ab88e
  3. #370ab8
  4. #b80a34

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2702
  2. #546f06
  3. #8bb80a
  4. #bbf31c
  5. #d1f764

Shades

#8bb80a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #7da609
  3. #6f9308
  4. #618107
  5. #536e06
  6. #465c05
  7. #384a04
  8. #2a3703
  9. #1c2502
  10. #0e1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb80a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #97bf23
  3. #a2c63b
  4. #aecd54
  5. #b9d46c
  6. #c5dc85
  7. #d1e39d
  8. #dceab6
  9. #e8f1ce
  10. #f3f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb80a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb80a
  2. #8ab216
  3. #89ad22
  4. #88a72d
  5. #87a239
  6. #869c45
  7. #849651
  8. #83915d
  9. #828b68
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eaf86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92af9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaf1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fb27c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb80a {
  color: #8bb80a;
}
Background
.bg-8bb80a {
  background-color: #8bb80a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb80a {
  border: 2px solid #8bb80a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb80a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 184 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb80a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb80a, #34b80a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb80a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 184 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.90 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.58 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.16 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.48 #7447f5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb80a  rgb(139, 184, 10)  hsl(76, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#370ab8  rgb(55, 10, 184)  hsl(256, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0a8bb8  rgb(10, 139, 184)  hsl(196, 90%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#b80a8b  rgb(184, 10, 139)  hsl(316, 90%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red