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#8CD259

#8cd259 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cd259 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 82.35% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.62% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 94.71°, with 57.35% saturation and 58.63% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5239

Complementary

  1. #8cd259
  2. #9f59d2

Split complementary

  1. #8cd259
  2. #6359d2
  3. #d259c9

Analogous

  1. #c9d259
  2. #8cd259
  3. #59d263

Triadic

  1. #8cd259
  2. #598cd2
  3. #d2598c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd259
  2. #59d29f
  3. #9f59d2
  4. #d2598c

Square

  1. #8cd259
  2. #59c9d2
  3. #9f59d2
  4. #d26359

Monochromatic

  1. #42731f
  2. #65af2f
  3. #8cd259
  4. #b6e295
  5. #dff3d1

Shades

#8cd259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd259
  2. #7ebd50
  3. #70a847
  4. #62933e
  5. #547e35
  6. #46692d
  7. #385424
  8. #2a3f1b
  9. #1c2a12
  10. #0e1509
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd259
  2. #98d76a
  3. #a3db7a
  4. #afe08b
  5. #bae49b
  6. #c6e9ac
  7. #d1edbd
  8. #ddf2cd
  9. #e8f6de
  10. #f4fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd259
  2. #8bca5d
  3. #8ac261
  4. #88b965
  5. #87b169
  6. #86a96d
  7. #85a170
  8. #849974
  9. #829078
  10. #81887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac34c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ccbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc952 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c65e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cce9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd259 {
  color: #8cd259;
}
Background
.bg-8cd259 {
  background-color: #8cd259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd259 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 210 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd259, #59d263);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 210 89 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.47 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.44 #732da6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd259  rgb(140, 210, 89)  hsl(95, 57%, 59%)  Yellow Green
#9f59d2  rgb(159, 89, 210)  hsl(275, 57%, 59%)  Amethyst
#598cd2  rgb(89, 140, 210)  hsl(215, 57%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#d2598c  rgb(210, 89, 140)  hsl(335, 57%, 59%)  Blush