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#8BC409

#8bc409 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bc409 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, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.41% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 78.29°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4499

Complementary

  1. #8bc409
  2. #4209c4

Split complementary

  1. #8bc409
  2. #092ec4
  3. #a009c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a009
  2. #8bc409
  3. #2ec409

Triadic

  1. #8bc409
  2. #098bc4
  3. #c4098b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc409
  2. #09c442
  3. #4209c4
  4. #c4098b

Square

  1. #8bc409
  2. #09c4a0
  3. #4209c4
  4. #c4092e

Monochromatic

  1. #233202
  2. #577b06
  3. #8bc409
  4. #b5f525
  5. #cef86e

Shades

#8bc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc409
  2. #7db008
  3. #6f9d07
  4. #618906
  5. #537605
  6. #466205
  7. #384e04
  8. #2a3b03
  9. #1c2702
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc409
  2. #97ca22
  3. #a2d03a
  4. #aed653
  5. #b9dc6b
  6. #c5e284
  7. #d1e79d
  8. #dcedb5
  9. #e8f3ce
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc409
  2. #8abd15
  3. #89b621
  4. #88b02d
  5. #87a939
  6. #86a245
  7. #849b50
  8. #83945c
  9. #828e68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ba8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91bba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b921 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ebe84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc409 {
  color: #8bc409;
}
Background
.bg-8bc409 {
  background-color: #8bc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc409 {
  border: 2px solid #8bc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc409, #2ec409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.00 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.32 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.47 #743bf6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bc409  rgb(139, 196, 9)  hsl(78, 91%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#4209c4  rgb(66, 9, 196)  hsl(258, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#098bc4  rgb(9, 139, 196)  hsl(198, 91%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c4098b  rgb(196, 9, 139)  hsl(318, 91%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red