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#8BC136

#8bc136 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bc136 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.02% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 83.31°, with 56.28% saturation and 48.43% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #8bc136
  2. #6c36c1

Split complementary

  1. #8bc136
  2. #3645c1
  3. #b236c1

Analogous

  1. #c1b236
  2. #8bc136
  3. #45c136

Triadic

  1. #8bc136
  2. #368bc1
  3. #c1368b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc136
  2. #36c16c
  3. #6c36c1
  4. #c1368b

Square

  1. #8bc136
  2. #36c1b2
  3. #6c36c1
  4. #c13645

Monochromatic

  1. #354915
  2. #608525
  3. #8bc136
  4. #add66d
  5. #cfe7a9

Shades

#8bc136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc136
  2. #7dae31
  3. #6f9a2b
  4. #618726
  5. #537420
  6. #46611b
  7. #384d16
  8. #2a3a10
  9. #1c270b
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc136
  2. #97c74a
  3. #a2cd5e
  4. #aed472
  5. #b9da86
  6. #c5e09b
  7. #d1e6af
  8. #dcecc3
  9. #e8f3d7
  10. #f3f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc136
  2. #8abb3d
  3. #89b445
  4. #88ae4c
  5. #87a754
  6. #86a15b
  7. #849a62
  8. #83946a
  9. #828d71
  10. #818779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab31d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fb8a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b929 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb73e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebc87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc136 {
  color: #8bc136;
}
Background
.bg-8bc136 {
  background-color: #8bc136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc136 {
  border: 2px solid #8bc136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 193 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 56% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc136, #45c136);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 193 54 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.62 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.37 #743ec9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bc136  rgb(139, 193, 54)  hsl(83, 56%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#6c36c1  rgb(108, 54, 193)  hsl(263, 56%, 48%)  Purple Heart
#368bc1  rgb(54, 139, 193)  hsl(203, 56%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c1368b  rgb(193, 54, 139)  hsl(323, 56%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red