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#8CA71E

#8ca71e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca71e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.04% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 71.82°, with 69.54% saturation and 38.63% 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 4.64.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3331

Complementary

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #391ea7

Split complementary

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #1e48a7
  3. #7d1ea7

Analogous

  1. #a77d1e
  2. #8ca71e
  3. #48a71e

Triadic

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #1e8ca7
  3. #a71e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #1ea739
  3. #391ea7
  4. #a71e8c

Square

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #1ea77d
  3. #391ea7
  4. #a71e48

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2507
  2. #566612
  3. #8ca71e
  4. #bbdb37
  5. #d1e777

Shades

#8ca71e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #7e961b
  3. #708618
  4. #627515
  5. #546412
  6. #46540f
  7. #38430c
  8. #2a3209
  9. #1c2106
  10. #0e1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca71e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #98b035
  3. #a3b94b
  4. #afc162
  5. #baca78
  6. #c6d38f
  7. #d1dca5
  8. #dde5bc
  9. #e8edd2
  10. #f4f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca71e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca71e
  2. #8ba328
  3. #8a9f32
  4. #889b3b
  5. #879745
  6. #86944f
  7. #859059
  8. #848c63
  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 #ae9c2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a128 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca71e {
  color: #8ca71e;
}
Background
.bg-8ca71e {
  background-color: #8ca71e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca71e {
  border: 2px solid #8ca71e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca71e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 167 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca71e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca71e, #48a71e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca71e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 167 30 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.64 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.58 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.27 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.54 #7358e1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca71e  rgb(140, 167, 30)  hsl(72, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#391ea7  rgb(57, 30, 167)  hsl(252, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1e8ca7  rgb(30, 140, 167)  hsl(192, 70%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#a71e8c  rgb(167, 30, 140)  hsl(312, 70%, 39%)  Deep Plum