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#8CA30E

#8ca30e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca30e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.92% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.41% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 69.26°, with 84.18% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.318

Complementary

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #250ea3

Split complementary

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #0e42a3
  3. #700ea3

Analogous

  1. #a3700e
  2. #8ca30e
  3. #42a30e

Triadic

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #0e8ca3
  3. #a30e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #0ea325
  3. #250ea3
  4. #a30e8c

Square

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #0ea370
  3. #250ea3
  4. #a30e42

Monochromatic

  1. #131602
  2. #505d08
  3. #8ca30e
  4. #c9e914
  5. #d9f159

Shades

#8ca30e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #7e930d
  3. #70820b
  4. #62720a
  5. #546208
  6. #465207
  7. #384106
  8. #2a3104
  9. #1c2103
  10. #0e1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca30e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #98ac26
  3. #a3b53e
  4. #afbf56
  5. #bac86e
  6. #c6d187
  7. #d1da9f
  8. #dde3b7
  9. #e8edcf
  10. #f4f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca30e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca30e
  2. #8ba019
  3. #8a9c25
  4. #889930
  5. #87953c
  6. #869247
  7. #858e52
  8. #848b5e
  9. #828769
  10. #818475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09d1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca30e {
  color: #8ca30e;
}
Background
.bg-8ca30e {
  background-color: #8ca30e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca30e {
  border: 2px solid #8ca30e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca30e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 163 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca30e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca30e, #42a30e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca30e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 163 14 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.75 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.29 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.38 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.59 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.50 #735cf1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca30e  rgb(140, 163, 14)  hsl(69, 84%, 35%)  Apple Green
#250ea3  rgb(37, 14, 163)  hsl(249, 84%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0e8ca3  rgb(14, 140, 163)  hsl(189, 84%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#a30e8c  rgb(163, 14, 140)  hsl(309, 84%, 35%)  Dark Magenta