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#8CC201

#8cc201 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8cc201 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.08% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 76.79°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4416

Complementary

  1. #8cc201
  2. #3701c2

Split complementary

  1. #8cc201
  2. #012bc2
  3. #9801c2

Analogous

  1. #c29801
  2. #8cc201
  3. #2bc201

Triadic

  1. #8cc201
  2. #018cc2
  3. #c2018c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc201
  2. #01c237
  3. #3701c2
  4. #c2018c

Square

  1. #8cc201
  2. #01c298
  3. #3701c2
  4. #c2012b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2a00
  2. #557601
  3. #8cc201
  4. #bcfe12
  5. #d1fe5e

Shades

#8cc201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc201
  2. #7eaf01
  3. #709b01
  4. #628801
  5. #547401
  6. #466101
  7. #384e00
  8. #2a3a00
  9. #1c2700
  10. #0e1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc201
  2. #98c81a
  3. #a3ce34
  4. #afd44d
  5. #bada67
  6. #c6e180
  7. #d1e799
  8. #ddedb3
  9. #e8f3cc
  10. #f4f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc201
  2. #8bbb0e
  3. #8ab51a
  4. #88ae27
  5. #87a834
  6. #86a141
  7. #859a4d
  8. #84945a
  9. #828d67
  10. #818773
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b88d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b81d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90bc82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc201 {
  color: #8cc201;
}
Background
.bg-8cc201 {
  background-color: #8cc201;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc201 {
  border: 2px solid #8cc201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 194 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc201, #2bc201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 194 1 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.38 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.38 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.62 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.73 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.87 #733dfe Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cc201  rgb(140, 194, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 38%)  Yellow Green
#3701c2  rgb(55, 1, 194)  hsl(257, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#018cc2  rgb(1, 140, 194)  hsl(197, 99%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#c2018c  rgb(194, 1, 140)  hsl(317, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red