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#8CD41B

#8cd41b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cd41b 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, 83.14% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.26% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 83.35°, with 77.41% saturation and 46.86% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5274

Complementary

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #631bd4

Split complementary

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #1b2fd4
  3. #bf1bd4

Analogous

  1. #d4bf1b
  2. #8cd41b
  3. #2fd41b

Triadic

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #1b8cd4
  3. #d41b8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #1bd463
  3. #631bd4
  4. #d41b8c

Square

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #1bd4bf
  3. #631bd4
  4. #d41b2f

Monochromatic

  1. #324c0a
  2. #5f9012
  3. #8cd41b
  4. #aee952
  5. #cef296

Shades

#8cd41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #7ebf18
  3. #70aa16
  4. #629413
  5. #547f10
  6. #466a0e
  7. #38550b
  8. #2a4008
  9. #1c2a05
  10. #0e1503
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #98d832
  3. #a3dd49
  4. #afe15f
  5. #bae576
  6. #c6ea8d
  7. #d1eea4
  8. #ddf2bb
  9. #e8f6d1
  10. #f4fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd41b
  2. #8bcc25
  3. #8ac32f
  4. #88bb39
  5. #87b243
  6. #86aa4e
  7. #85a258
  8. #849962
  9. #82916c
  10. #818876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fcab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc72d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ece90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd41b {
  color: #8cd41b;
}
Background
.bg-8cd41b {
  background-color: #8cd41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd41b {
  border: 2px solid #8cd41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 212 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd41b, #2fd41b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 212 27 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.01 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.12 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 9.20 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.29 #732be4 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd41b  rgb(140, 212, 27)  hsl(83, 77%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#631bd4  rgb(99, 27, 212)  hsl(263, 77%, 47%)  Han Purple
#1b8cd4  rgb(27, 140, 212)  hsl(203, 77%, 47%)  Bleu de France
#d41b8c  rgb(212, 27, 140)  hsl(323, 77%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red