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#8CB804

#8cb804 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8cb804 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, 72.16% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.83% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 74.67°, with 95.74% saturation and 36.86% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.69.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3987

Complementary

  1. #8cb804
  2. #3004b8

Split complementary

  1. #8cb804
  2. #0432b8
  3. #8a04b8

Analogous

  1. #b88a04
  2. #8cb804
  3. #32b804

Triadic

  1. #8cb804
  2. #048cb8
  3. #b8048c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb804
  2. #04b830
  3. #3004b8
  4. #b8048c

Square

  1. #8cb804
  2. #04b88a
  3. #3004b8
  4. #b80432

Monochromatic

  1. #1a2201
  2. #536d02
  3. #8cb804
  4. #c0fa0f
  5. #d4fb5a

Shades

#8cb804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb804
  2. #7ea604
  3. #709303
  4. #628103
  5. #546e02
  6. #465c02
  7. #384a02
  8. #2a3701
  9. #1c2501
  10. #0e1200
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb804
  2. #98bf1d
  3. #a3c636
  4. #afcd4f
  5. #bad468
  6. #c6dc82
  7. #d1e39b
  8. #ddeab4
  9. #e8f1cd
  10. #f4f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb804
  2. #8bb210
  3. #8aad1d
  4. #88a729
  5. #87a236
  6. #869c42
  7. #85964e
  8. #84915b
  9. #828b67
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eaf86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda925 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93ae9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaf1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90b27c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb804 {
  color: #8cb804;
}
Background
.bg-8cb804 {
  background-color: #8cb804;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb804 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 184 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb804, #32b804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 184 4 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.69 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.62 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.12 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.51 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.76 #7347fb Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb804  rgb(140, 184, 4)  hsl(75, 96%, 37%)  Apple Green
#3004b8  rgb(48, 4, 184)  hsl(255, 96%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#048cb8  rgb(4, 140, 184)  hsl(195, 96%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#b8048c  rgb(184, 4, 140)  hsl(315, 96%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red