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#8BC12E

#8bc12e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bc12e 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, 75.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 82.04°, with 61.51% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4383

Complementary

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #642ec1

Split complementary

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #2e41c1
  3. #ad2ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1ad2e
  2. #8bc12e
  3. #41c12e

Triadic

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #2e8bc1
  3. #c12e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #2ec164
  3. #642ec1
  4. #c12e8b

Square

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #2ec1ad
  3. #642ec1
  4. #c12e41

Monochromatic

  1. #324511
  2. #5f831f
  3. #8bc12e
  4. #aeda62
  5. #cee8a0

Shades

#8bc12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #7dae29
  3. #6f9a25
  4. #618720
  5. #53741c
  6. #466117
  7. #384d12
  8. #2a3a0e
  9. #1c2709
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #97c743
  3. #a2cd58
  4. #aed46d
  5. #b9da82
  6. #c5e097
  7. #d1e6ab
  8. #dcecc0
  9. #e8f3d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc12e
  2. #8abb36
  3. #89b43e
  4. #88ae47
  5. #87a74f
  6. #86a157
  7. #849a5f
  8. #839467
  9. #828d70
  10. #818778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b78f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb307 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b03d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b91d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebc86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc12e {
  color: #8bc12e;
}
Background
.bg-8bc12e {
  background-color: #8bc12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc12e {
  border: 2px solid #8bc12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 193 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc12e, #41c12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 193 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.11 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.50 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.95 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.72 #743ed1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bc12e  rgb(139, 193, 46)  hsl(82, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#642ec1  rgb(100, 46, 193)  hsl(262, 62%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#2e8bc1  rgb(46, 139, 193)  hsl(202, 62%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#c12e8b  rgb(193, 46, 139)  hsl(322, 62%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red