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#8CA331

#8ca331 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ca331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.94% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 72.11°, with 53.77% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3199

Complementary

  1. #8ca331
  2. #4831a3

Split complementary

  1. #8ca331
  2. #3153a3
  3. #8131a3

Analogous

  1. #a38131
  2. #8ca331
  3. #53a331

Triadic

  1. #8ca331
  2. #318ca3
  3. #a3318c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca331
  2. #31a348
  3. #4831a3
  4. #a3318c

Square

  1. #8ca331
  2. #31a381
  3. #4831a3
  4. #a33153

Monochromatic

  1. #272d0e
  2. #59681f
  3. #8ca331
  4. #b4cc55
  5. #cedd90

Shades

#8ca331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca331
  2. #7e932c
  3. #708227
  4. #627222
  5. #54621d
  6. #465219
  7. #384114
  8. #2a310f
  9. #1c210a
  10. #0e1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca331
  2. #98ac46
  3. #a3b55a
  4. #afbf6f
  5. #bac883
  6. #c6d198
  7. #d1daad
  8. #dde3c1
  9. #e8edd6
  10. #f4f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca331
  2. #8ba039
  3. #8a9c41
  4. #889949
  5. #879551
  6. #869259
  7. #858e60
  8. #848b68
  9. #828770
  10. #818478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9a1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9a3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19d27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9d37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca331 {
  color: #8ca331;
}
Background
.bg-8ca331 {
  background-color: #8ca331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca331 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 54% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca331, #53a331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.55 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.03 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.33 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.43 #735cce Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca331  rgb(140, 163, 49)  hsl(72, 54%, 42%)  Apple Green
#4831a3  rgb(72, 49, 163)  hsl(252, 54%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#318ca3  rgb(49, 140, 163)  hsl(192, 54%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#a3318c  rgb(163, 49, 140)  hsl(312, 54%, 42%)  Deep Plum