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#8BC905

#8bc905 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8bc905 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 78.82% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.51% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 78.98°, with 95.15% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4727

Complementary

  1. #8bc905
  2. #4305c9

Split complementary

  1. #8bc905
  2. #0529c9
  3. #a505c9

Analogous

  1. #c9a505
  2. #8bc905
  3. #29c905

Triadic

  1. #8bc905
  2. #058bc9
  3. #c9058b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc905
  2. #05c943
  3. #4305c9
  4. #c9058b

Square

  1. #8bc905
  2. #05c9a5
  3. #4305c9
  4. #c90529

Monochromatic

  1. #243401
  2. #577e03
  3. #8bc905
  4. #b5f921
  5. #cefb6c

Shades

#8bc905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc905
  2. #7db505
  3. #6fa104
  4. #618d04
  5. #537903
  6. #466503
  7. #385002
  8. #2a3c02
  9. #1c2801
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc905
  2. #97ce1e
  3. #a2d437
  4. #aed950
  5. #b9df69
  6. #c5e482
  7. #d1e99b
  8. #dcefb4
  9. #e8f4cd
  10. #f3fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc905
  2. #8ac211
  3. #89ba1e
  4. #88b32a
  5. #87ac36
  6. #86a543
  7. #849d4f
  8. #83965b
  9. #828f67
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7be91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90bfab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5be20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ec387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc905 {
  color: #8bc905;
}
Background
.bg-8bc905 {
  background-color: #8bc905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc905 {
  border: 2px solid #8bc905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 201 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc905, #29c905);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 201 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.01 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.64 #7436fa Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bc905  rgb(139, 201, 5)  hsl(79, 95%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#4305c9  rgb(67, 5, 201)  hsl(259, 95%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#058bc9  rgb(5, 139, 201)  hsl(199, 95%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c9058b  rgb(201, 5, 139)  hsl(319, 95%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red