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#8BE21C

#8be21c ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8be21c 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, 88.63% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.61% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 86.36°, with 77.95% saturation and 49.8% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.5997

Complementary

  1. #8be21c
  2. #731ce2

Split complementary

  1. #8be21c
  2. #1c28e2
  3. #d61ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2d61c
  2. #8be21c
  3. #28e21c

Triadic

  1. #8be21c
  2. #1c8be2
  3. #e21c8b

Tetradic

  1. #8be21c
  2. #1ce273
  3. #731ce2
  4. #e21c8b

Square

  1. #8be21c
  2. #1ce2d6
  3. #731ce2
  4. #e21c28

Monochromatic

  1. #375a0b
  2. #619e14
  3. #8be21c
  4. #aeeb5f
  5. #d0f4a3

Shades

#8be21c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8be21c
  2. #7dcb19
  3. #6fb516
  4. #619e14
  5. #538811
  6. #46710e
  7. #385a0b
  8. #2a4408
  9. #1c2d06
  10. #0e1703
  11. #000000

Tints

#8be21c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8be21c
  2. #97e533
  3. #a2e849
  4. #aeeb60
  5. #b9ee77
  6. #c5f18e
  7. #d1f3a4
  8. #dcf6bb
  9. #e8f9d2
  10. #f3fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8be21c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8be21c
  2. #8ad826
  3. #89ce30
  4. #88c53a
  5. #87bb44
  6. #86b14e
  7. #84a758
  8. #839d62
  9. #82946c
  10. #818a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5d5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cd8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4d330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cdc9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8be21c {
  color: #8be21c;
}
Background
.bg-8be21c {
  background-color: #8be21c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8be21c {
  border: 2px solid #8be21c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8be21c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 226 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8be21c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8be21c, #28e21c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8be21c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 226 28 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.52 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.89 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.91 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.30 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.72 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.26 #741de3 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Inchworm
#8be21c  rgb(139, 226, 28)  hsl(86, 78%, 50%)  Inchworm
#731ce2  rgb(115, 28, 226)  hsl(266, 78%, 50%)  Electric Indigo
#1c8be2  rgb(28, 139, 226)  hsl(206, 78%, 50%)  Bleu de France
#e21c8b  rgb(226, 28, 139)  hsl(326, 78%, 50%)  Telemagenta