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#8CD317

#8cd317 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cd317 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, 82.75% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.1% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 82.66°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5223

Complementary

  1. #8cd317
  2. #5e17d3

Split complementary

  1. #8cd317
  2. #172ed3
  3. #bc17d3

Analogous

  1. #d3bc17
  2. #8cd317
  3. #2ed317

Triadic

  1. #8cd317
  2. #178cd3
  3. #d3178c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd317
  2. #17d35e
  3. #5e17d3
  4. #d3178c

Square

  1. #8cd317
  2. #17d3bc
  3. #5e17d3
  4. #d3172e

Monochromatic

  1. #304908
  2. #5e8e0f
  3. #8cd317
  4. #afeb4b
  5. #cef390

Shades

#8cd317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd317
  2. #7ebe15
  3. #70a912
  4. #629410
  5. #547f0e
  6. #466a0c
  7. #385409
  8. #2a3f07
  9. #1c2a05
  10. #0e1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd317
  2. #98d72e
  3. #a3dc45
  4. #afe05d
  5. #bae574
  6. #c6e98b
  7. #d1eda2
  8. #ddf2b9
  9. #e8f6d1
  10. #f4fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd317
  2. #8bcb22
  3. #8ac22c
  4. #88ba37
  5. #87b241
  6. #86aa4c
  7. #85a156
  8. #849961
  9. #82916b
  10. #818876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90c9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ecd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd317 {
  color: #8cd317;
}
Background
.bg-8cd317 {
  background-color: #8cd317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd317 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 211 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd317, #2ed317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 211 23 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.87 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.78 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.30 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.36 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.39 #732ce8 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd317  rgb(140, 211, 23)  hsl(83, 80%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#5e17d3  rgb(94, 23, 211)  hsl(263, 80%, 46%)  Han Purple
#178cd3  rgb(23, 140, 211)  hsl(203, 80%, 46%)  Bleu de France
#d3178c  rgb(211, 23, 140)  hsl(323, 80%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red