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#8CD709

#8cd709 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8cd709 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.31% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.81% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 81.84°, with 91.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.542

Complementary

  1. #8cd709
  2. #5409d7

Split complementary

  1. #8cd709
  2. #0925d7
  3. #bb09d7

Analogous

  1. #d7bb09
  2. #8cd709
  3. #25d709

Triadic

  1. #8cd709
  2. #098cd7
  3. #d7098c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd709
  2. #09d754
  3. #5409d7
  4. #d7098c

Square

  1. #8cd709
  2. #09d7bb
  3. #5409d7
  4. #d70925

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4403
  2. #5c8e06
  3. #8cd709
  4. #b0f736
  5. #cdfa7f

Shades

#8cd709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd709
  2. #7ec208
  3. #70ac07
  4. #629706
  5. #548105
  6. #466c05
  7. #385604
  8. #2a4103
  9. #1c2b02
  10. #0e1601
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd709
  2. #98db22
  3. #a3df3a
  4. #afe353
  5. #bae76b
  6. #c6eb84
  7. #d1ef9d
  8. #ddf3b5
  9. #e8f7ce
  10. #f4fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd709
  2. #8bce15
  3. #8ac621
  4. #88bd2d
  5. #87b439
  6. #86ac45
  7. #85a350
  8. #849a5c
  9. #829168
  10. #818974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afcb9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c12f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fcdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beca25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ed191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd709 {
  color: #8cd709;
}
Background
.bg-8cd709 {
  background-color: #8cd709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd709 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 215 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd709, #25d709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 215 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.69 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.59 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.33 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.69 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.87 #7328f6 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd709  rgb(140, 215, 9)  hsl(82, 92%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#5409d7  rgb(84, 9, 215)  hsl(262, 92%, 44%)  Ultramarine
#098cd7  rgb(9, 140, 215)  hsl(202, 92%, 44%)  Bleu de France
#d7098c  rgb(215, 9, 140)  hsl(322, 92%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red