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#8BD91C

#8bd91c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bd91c 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, 85.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.1% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 84.76°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.552

Complementary

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #6a1cd9

Split complementary

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #1c2dd9
  3. #c81cd9

Analogous

  1. #d9c81c
  2. #8bd91c
  3. #2dd91c

Triadic

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #1c8bd9
  3. #d91c8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #1cd96a
  3. #6a1cd9
  4. #d91c8b

Square

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #1cd9c8
  3. #6a1cd9
  4. #d91c2d

Monochromatic

  1. #34510b
  2. #609513
  3. #8bd91c
  4. #ade958
  5. #cff29c

Shades

#8bd91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #7dc319
  3. #6fae16
  4. #619814
  5. #538211
  6. #466d0e
  7. #38570b
  8. #2a4108
  9. #1c2b06
  10. #0e1603
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bd91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #97dd33
  3. #a2e149
  4. #aee460
  5. #b9e877
  6. #c5ec8e
  7. #d1f0a4
  8. #dcf4bb
  9. #e8f7d2
  10. #f3fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bd91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bd91c
  2. #8ad026
  3. #89c730
  4. #88be3a
  5. #87b544
  6. #86ad4e
  7. #84a458
  8. #839b62
  9. #82926c
  10. #818976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0cd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ecfb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #becc2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dd394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bd91c {
  color: #8bd91c;
}
Background
.bg-8bd91c {
  background-color: #8bd91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bd91c {
  border: 2px solid #8bd91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bd91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 217 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bd91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bd91c, #2dd91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bd91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 217 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.03 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.32 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.67 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.09 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.51 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.54 #7426e3 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8bd91c  rgb(139, 217, 28)  hsl(85, 77%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#6a1cd9  rgb(106, 28, 217)  hsl(265, 77%, 48%)  Han Purple
#1c8bd9  rgb(28, 139, 217)  hsl(205, 77%, 48%)  Bleu de France
#d91c8b  rgb(217, 28, 139)  hsl(325, 77%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red