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#8BC307

#8bc307 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bc307 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, 76.47% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.41% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 77.87°, with 93.07% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4453

Complementary

  1. #8bc307
  2. #3f07c3

Split complementary

  1. #8bc307
  2. #072dc3
  3. #9d07c3

Analogous

  1. #c39d07
  2. #8bc307
  3. #2dc307

Triadic

  1. #8bc307
  2. #078bc3
  3. #c3078b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc307
  2. #07c33f
  3. #3f07c3
  4. #c3078b

Square

  1. #8bc307
  2. #07c39d
  3. #3f07c3
  4. #c3072d

Monochromatic

  1. #222f02
  2. #567904
  3. #8bc307
  4. #b7f720
  5. #cffa69

Shades

#8bc307 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc307
  2. #7db006
  3. #6f9c06
  4. #618905
  5. #537504
  6. #466204
  7. #384e03
  8. #2a3b02
  9. #1c2701
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc307 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc307
  2. #97c920
  3. #a2cf39
  4. #aed551
  5. #b9db6a
  6. #c5e183
  7. #d1e79c
  8. #dcedb5
  9. #e8f3cd
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc307 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc307
  2. #8abc13
  3. #89b61f
  4. #88af2b
  5. #87a837
  6. #86a244
  7. #849b50
  8. #83945c
  9. #828d68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b98d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebd83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc307 {
  color: #8bc307;
}
Background
.bg-8bc307 {
  background-color: #8bc307;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc307 {
  border: 2px solid #8bc307;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc307;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 195 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 93% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc307 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc307, #2dc307);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc307 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 195 7 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.73 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.46 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.50 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.52 #743cf8 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bc307  rgb(139, 195, 7)  hsl(78, 93%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3f07c3  rgb(63, 7, 195)  hsl(258, 93%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#078bc3  rgb(7, 139, 195)  hsl(198, 93%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c3078b  rgb(195, 7, 139)  hsl(318, 93%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red