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#8CA802

#8ca802 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca802 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, 65.88% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.81% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 70.12°, with 97.65% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.3359

Complementary

  1. #8ca802
  2. #1e02a8

Split complementary

  1. #8ca802
  2. #0239a8
  3. #7102a8

Analogous

  1. #a87102
  2. #8ca802
  3. #39a802

Triadic

  1. #8ca802
  2. #028ca8
  3. #a8028c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca802
  2. #02a81e
  3. #1e02a8
  4. #a8028c

Square

  1. #8ca802
  2. #02a871
  3. #1e02a8
  4. #a80239

Monochromatic

  1. #111400
  2. #4d5c01
  3. #8ca802
  4. #cbf403
  5. #defd46

Shades

#8ca802 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca802
  2. #7e9702
  3. #708602
  4. #627601
  5. #546501
  6. #465401
  7. #384301
  8. #2a3201
  9. #1c2200
  10. #0e1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca802 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca802
  2. #98b11b
  3. #a3b935
  4. #afc24e
  5. #bacb67
  6. #c6d481
  7. #d1dc9a
  8. #dde5b3
  9. #e8eecc
  10. #f4f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca802 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca802
  2. #8ba40f
  3. #8aa01b
  4. #889c28
  5. #879834
  6. #869441
  7. #85904e
  8. #848c5a
  9. #828867
  10. #818473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a17c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca802 {
  color: #8ca802;
}
Background
.bg-8ca802 {
  background-color: #8ca802;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca802 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca802;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca802;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 168 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 98% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca802 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca802, #39a802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca802 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 168 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.11 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.05 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.45 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.34 #7357fd Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca802  rgb(140, 168, 2)  hsl(70, 98%, 33%)  Apple Green
#1e02a8  rgb(30, 2, 168)  hsl(250, 98%, 33%)  Zaffre
#028ca8  rgb(2, 140, 168)  hsl(190, 98%, 33%)  Bondi Blue
#a8028c  rgb(168, 2, 140)  hsl(310, 98%, 33%)  Dark Magenta