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#8CA71A

#8ca71a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca71a 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, 65.49% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.43% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 71.49°, with 73.06% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3329

Complementary

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #351aa7

Split complementary

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #1a45a7
  3. #7b1aa7

Analogous

  1. #a77b1a
  2. #8ca71a
  3. #45a71a

Triadic

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #1a8ca7
  3. #a71a8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #1aa735
  3. #351aa7
  4. #a71a8c

Square

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #1aa77b
  3. #351aa7
  4. #a71a45

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2305
  2. #546510
  3. #8ca71a
  4. #bddf2f
  5. #d2e971

Shades

#8ca71a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #7e9617
  3. #708615
  4. #627512
  5. #546410
  6. #46540d
  7. #38430a
  8. #2a3208
  9. #1c2105
  10. #0e1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca71a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #98b031
  3. #a3b948
  4. #afc15f
  5. #baca76
  6. #c6d38d
  7. #d1dca3
  8. #dde5ba
  9. #e8edd1
  10. #f4f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca71a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca71a
  2. #8ba324
  3. #8a9f2e
  4. #889b39
  5. #879743
  6. #86944d
  7. #859057
  8. #848c61
  9. #82886c
  10. #818476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a17d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9c2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca71a {
  color: #8ca71a;
}
Background
.bg-8ca71a {
  background-color: #8ca71a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca71a {
  border: 2px solid #8ca71a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca71a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 167 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 73% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca71a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca71a, #45a71a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca71a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 167 26 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.57 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.68 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.28 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.84 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.62 #7358e5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca71a  rgb(140, 167, 26)  hsl(71, 73%, 38%)  Apple Green
#351aa7  rgb(53, 26, 167)  hsl(251, 73%, 38%)  Zaffre
#1a8ca7  rgb(26, 140, 167)  hsl(191, 73%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#a71a8c  rgb(167, 26, 140)  hsl(311, 73%, 38%)  Dark Magenta