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#8BBF17

#8bbf17 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bbf17 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, 74.9% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.96% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 78.57°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4281

Complementary

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #4b17bf

Split complementary

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #1737bf
  3. #9f17bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9f17
  2. #8bbf17
  3. #37bf17

Triadic

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #178bbf
  3. #bf178b

Tetradic

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #17bf4b
  3. #4b17bf
  4. #bf178b

Square

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #17bf9f
  3. #4b17bf
  4. #bf1737

Monochromatic

  1. #283607
  2. #597b0f
  3. #8bbf17
  4. #b2e73b
  5. #cdf07f

Shades

#8bbf17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #7dac15
  3. #6f9912
  4. #618610
  5. #53730e
  6. #46600c
  7. #384c09
  8. #2a3907
  9. #1c2605
  10. #0e1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bbf17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #97c52e
  3. #a2cc45
  4. #aed25d
  5. #b9d974
  6. #c5df8b
  7. #d1e5a2
  8. #dcecb9
  9. #e8f2d1
  10. #f3f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bbf17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bbf17
  2. #8ab922
  3. #89b22c
  4. #88ac37
  5. #87a641
  6. #86a04c
  7. #849956
  8. #839361
  9. #828d6b
  10. #818676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b68c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb527 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fb982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bbf17 {
  color: #8bbf17;
}
Background
.bg-8bbf17 {
  background-color: #8bbf17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bbf17 {
  border: 2px solid #8bbf17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bbf17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 191 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bbf17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbf17, #37bf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bbf17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 191 23 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.81 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.97 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.48 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.70 #7440e8 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bbf17  rgb(139, 191, 23)  hsl(79, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#4b17bf  rgb(75, 23, 191)  hsl(259, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#178bbf  rgb(23, 139, 191)  hsl(199, 79%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#bf178b  rgb(191, 23, 139)  hsl(319, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red