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#8CA90F

#8ca90f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca90f 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, 66.27% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.12% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 71.3°, with 83.7% saturation and 36.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3399

Complementary

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #2c0fa9

Split complementary

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #0f3fa9
  3. #790fa9

Analogous

  1. #a9790f
  2. #8ca90f
  3. #3fa90f

Triadic

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #0f8ca9
  3. #a90f8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #0fa92c
  3. #2c0fa9
  4. #a90f8c

Square

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #0fa979
  3. #2c0fa9
  4. #a90f3f

Monochromatic

  1. #181c03
  2. #526309
  3. #8ca90f
  4. #c3eb1a
  5. #d6f160

Shades

#8ca90f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #7e980e
  3. #70870c
  4. #62760b
  5. #546509
  6. #465508
  7. #384406
  8. #2a3305
  9. #1c2203
  10. #0e1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca90f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #98b227
  3. #a3ba3f
  4. #afc357
  5. #bacb6f
  6. #c6d487
  7. #d1dd9f
  8. #dde5b7
  9. #e8eecf
  10. #f4f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca90f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca90f
  2. #8ba51a
  3. #8aa126
  4. #889d31
  5. #87993c
  6. #869548
  7. #859053
  8. #848c5e
  9. #828869
  10. #818475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a27d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94a090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a21e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca90f {
  color: #8ca90f;
}
Background
.bg-8ca90f {
  background-color: #8ca90f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca90f {
  border: 2px solid #8ca90f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca90f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 169 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca90f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca90f, #3fa90f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca90f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 169 15 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.74 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.36 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.83 #7356f0 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca90f  rgb(140, 169, 15)  hsl(71, 84%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2c0fa9  rgb(44, 15, 169)  hsl(251, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0f8ca9  rgb(15, 140, 169)  hsl(191, 84%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#a90f8c  rgb(169, 15, 140)  hsl(311, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta