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#8CB700

#8cb700 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8cb700 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, 71.76% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 74.1°, with 100% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.39.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3944

Complementary

  1. #8cb700
  2. #2b00b7

Split complementary

  1. #8cb700
  2. #0030b7
  3. #8600b7

Analogous

  1. #b78600
  2. #8cb700
  3. #30b700

Triadic

  1. #8cb700
  2. #008cb7
  3. #b7008c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb700
  2. #00b72b
  3. #2b00b7
  4. #b7008c

Square

  1. #8cb700
  2. #00b786
  3. #2b00b7
  4. #b70030

Monochromatic

  1. #171e00
  2. #516a00
  3. #8cb700
  4. #c4ff04
  5. #d6ff51

Shades

#8cb700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb700
  2. #7ea500
  3. #709200
  4. #628000
  5. #546e00
  6. #465c00
  7. #384900
  8. #2a3700
  9. #1c2500
  10. #0e1200
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb700
  2. #98be1a
  3. #a3c533
  4. #afcd4d
  5. #bad466
  6. #c6db80
  7. #d1e299
  8. #dde9b3
  9. #e8f1cc
  10. #f4f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb700
  2. #8bb20d
  3. #8aac1a
  4. #88a726
  5. #87a133
  6. #869c40
  7. #85964d
  8. #84915a
  9. #828b66
  10. #818673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eaf86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93ad9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abae1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90b17b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb700 {
  color: #8cb700;
}
Background
.bg-8cb700 {
  background-color: #8cb700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb700 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 183 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb700, #30b700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 183 0 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.39 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.91 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.37 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.97 #7348ff Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb700  rgb(140, 183, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2b00b7  rgb(43, 0, 183)  hsl(254, 100%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#008cb7  rgb(0, 140, 183)  hsl(194, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b7008c  rgb(183, 0, 140)  hsl(314, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red