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#8BBD1F

#8bbd1f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bbd1f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 74.12% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.6% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 78.99°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4198

Complementary

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #511fbd

Split complementary

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #1f3cbd
  3. #a01fbd

Analogous

  1. #bda01f
  2. #8bbd1f
  3. #3cbd1f

Triadic

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #1f8bbd
  3. #bd1f8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #1fbd51
  3. #511fbd
  4. #bd1f8b

Square

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #1fbda0
  3. #511fbd
  4. #bd1f3c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3a09
  2. #5b7b14
  3. #8bbd1f
  4. #b0e148
  5. #cdec89

Shades

#8bbd1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #7daa1c
  3. #6f9719
  4. #618416
  5. #537113
  6. #465f10
  7. #384c0c
  8. #2a3909
  9. #1c2606
  10. #0e1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bbd1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #97c435
  3. #a2ca4c
  4. #aed162
  5. #b9d779
  6. #c5de8f
  7. #d1e5a5
  8. #dcebbc
  9. #e8f2d2
  10. #f3f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bbd1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bbd1f
  2. #8ab729
  3. #89b132
  4. #88ab3c
  5. #87a546
  6. #869f50
  7. #849859
  8. #839263
  9. #828c6d
  10. #818676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb32c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fb881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bbd1f {
  color: #8bbd1f;
}
Background
.bg-8bbd1f {
  background-color: #8bbd1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bbd1f {
  border: 2px solid #8bbd1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bbd1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 189 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bbd1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbd1f, #3cbd1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bbd1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 189 31 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.21 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.71 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.64 #7442e0 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bbd1f  rgb(139, 189, 31)  hsl(79, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#511fbd  rgb(81, 31, 189)  hsl(259, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#1f8bbd  rgb(31, 139, 189)  hsl(199, 72%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#bd1f8b  rgb(189, 31, 139)  hsl(319, 72%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red