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#8CD217

#8cd217 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cd217 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, 82.35% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.05% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 82.46°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5173

Complementary

  1. #8cd217
  2. #5d17d2

Split complementary

  1. #8cd217
  2. #172fd2
  3. #bb17d2

Analogous

  1. #d2bb17
  2. #8cd217
  3. #2fd217

Triadic

  1. #8cd217
  2. #178cd2
  3. #d2178c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd217
  2. #17d25d
  3. #5d17d2
  4. #d2178c

Square

  1. #8cd217
  2. #17d2bb
  3. #5d17d2
  4. #d2172f

Monochromatic

  1. #304808
  2. #5e8d0f
  3. #8cd217
  4. #afeb4a
  5. #cef38f

Shades

#8cd217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd217
  2. #7ebd15
  3. #70a812
  4. #629310
  5. #547e0e
  6. #46690c
  7. #385409
  8. #2a3f07
  9. #1c2a05
  10. #0e1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd217
  2. #98d72e
  3. #a3db45
  4. #afe05d
  5. #bae474
  6. #c6e98b
  7. #d1eda2
  8. #ddf2b9
  9. #e8f6d1
  10. #f4fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd217
  2. #8bca22
  3. #8ac22c
  4. #88b937
  5. #87b141
  6. #86a94c
  7. #85a156
  8. #849961
  9. #82906b
  10. #818876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90c8b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ecc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd217 {
  color: #8cd217;
}
Background
.bg-8cd217 {
  background-color: #8cd217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd217 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 210 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd217, #2fd217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 210 23 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.71 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.54 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.24 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.52 #732de8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd217  rgb(140, 210, 23)  hsl(82, 80%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#5d17d2  rgb(93, 23, 210)  hsl(262, 80%, 46%)  Han Purple
#178cd2  rgb(23, 140, 210)  hsl(202, 80%, 46%)  Bleu de France
#d2178c  rgb(210, 23, 140)  hsl(322, 80%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red