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#8CC91C

#8cc91c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cc91c 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, 78.82% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.07% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 81.16°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4743

Complementary

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #591cc9

Split complementary

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #1c35c9
  3. #b01cc9

Analogous

  1. #c9b01c
  2. #8cc91c
  3. #35c91c

Triadic

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #1c8cc9
  3. #c91c8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #1cc959
  3. #591cc9
  4. #c91c8c

Square

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #1cc9b0
  3. #591cc9
  4. #c91c35

Monochromatic

  1. #2e4309
  2. #5d8613
  3. #8cc91c
  4. #b0e64b
  5. #cdef8f

Shades

#8cc91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #7eb519
  3. #70a116
  4. #628d14
  5. #547911
  6. #46650e
  7. #38500b
  8. #2a3c08
  9. #1c2806
  10. #0e1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #98ce33
  3. #a3d449
  4. #afd960
  5. #badf77
  6. #c6e48e
  7. #d1e9a4
  8. #ddefbb
  9. #e8f4d2
  10. #f4fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc91c
  2. #8bc226
  3. #8aba30
  4. #88b33a
  5. #87ac44
  6. #86a54e
  7. #859d58
  8. #849662
  9. #828f6c
  10. #818776
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91c0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fc389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc91c {
  color: #8cc91c;
}
Background
.bg-8cc91c {
  background-color: #8cc91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc91c {
  border: 2px solid #8cc91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc91c, #35c91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.76 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.95 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.91 #7336e3 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cc91c  rgb(140, 201, 28)  hsl(81, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#591cc9  rgb(89, 28, 201)  hsl(261, 76%, 45%)  Han Purple
#1c8cc9  rgb(28, 140, 201)  hsl(201, 76%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#c91c8c  rgb(201, 28, 140)  hsl(321, 76%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red