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#8CA91E

#8ca91e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ca91e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.25% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 72.52°, with 69.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3405

Complementary

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #3b1ea9

Split complementary

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #1e46a9
  3. #811ea9

Analogous

  1. #a9811e
  2. #8ca91e
  3. #46a91e

Triadic

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #1e8ca9
  3. #a91e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #1ea93b
  3. #3b1ea9
  4. #a91e8c

Square

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #1ea981
  3. #3b1ea9
  4. #a91e46

Monochromatic

  1. #202707
  2. #566812
  3. #8ca91e
  4. #b9dc38
  5. #d0e779

Shades

#8ca91e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #7e981b
  3. #708718
  4. #627615
  5. #546512
  6. #46550f
  7. #38440c
  8. #2a3309
  9. #1c2206
  10. #0e1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca91e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #98b235
  3. #a3ba4b
  4. #afc362
  5. #bacb78
  6. #c6d48f
  7. #d1dda5
  8. #dde5bc
  9. #e8eed2
  10. #f4f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca91e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca91e
  2. #8ba528
  3. #8aa132
  4. #889d3b
  5. #879945
  6. #86954f
  7. #859059
  8. #848c63
  9. #82886c
  10. #818476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a27e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94a090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a304 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a228 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca91e {
  color: #8ca91e;
}
Background
.bg-8ca91e {
  background-color: #8ca91e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca91e {
  border: 2px solid #8ca91e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca91e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 169 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca91e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca91e, #46a91e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca91e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 169 30 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.97 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.12 #7356e1 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ca91e  rgb(140, 169, 30)  hsl(73, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#3b1ea9  rgb(59, 30, 169)  hsl(253, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1e8ca9  rgb(30, 140, 169)  hsl(193, 70%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#a91e8c  rgb(169, 30, 140)  hsl(313, 70%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red