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#8CC12E

#8cc12e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cc12e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 75.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 81.63°, with 61.51% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4391

Complementary

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #632ec1

Split complementary

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #2e42c1
  3. #ac2ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1ac2e
  2. #8cc12e
  3. #42c12e

Triadic

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #2e8cc1
  3. #c12e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #2ec163
  3. #632ec1
  4. #c12e8c

Square

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #2ec1ac
  3. #632ec1
  4. #c12e42

Monochromatic

  1. #324511
  2. #5f831f
  3. #8cc12e
  4. #aeda62
  5. #cee8a0

Shades

#8cc12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #7eae29
  3. #709a25
  4. #628720
  5. #54741c
  6. #466117
  7. #384d12
  8. #2a3a0e
  9. #1c2709
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #98c743
  3. #a3cd58
  4. #afd46d
  5. #bada82
  6. #c6e097
  7. #d1e6ab
  8. #ddecc0
  9. #e8f3d5
  10. #f4f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc12e
  2. #8bbb36
  3. #8ab43e
  4. #88ae47
  5. #87a74f
  6. #86a157
  7. #859a5f
  8. #849467
  9. #828d70
  10. #818778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb307 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b03d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b91d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fbc86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc12e {
  color: #8cc12e;
}
Background
.bg-8cc12e {
  background-color: #8cc12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc12e {
  border: 2px solid #8cc12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 193 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc12e, #42c12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 193 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.36 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.02 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.58 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.88 #733ed1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cc12e  rgb(140, 193, 46)  hsl(82, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#632ec1  rgb(99, 46, 193)  hsl(262, 62%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#2e8cc1  rgb(46, 140, 193)  hsl(202, 62%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#c12e8c  rgb(193, 46, 140)  hsl(322, 62%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red