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#8CD730

#8cd730 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cd730 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, 84.31% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.67% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 86.95°, with 67.61% saturation and 51.57% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #8cd730
  2. #7b30d7

Split complementary

  1. #8cd730
  2. #3038d7
  3. #cf30d7

Analogous

  1. #d7cf30
  2. #8cd730
  3. #38d730

Triadic

  1. #8cd730
  2. #308cd7
  3. #d7308c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd730
  2. #30d77b
  3. #7b30d7
  4. #d7308c

Square

  1. #8cd730
  2. #30d7cf
  3. #7b30d7
  4. #d73038

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5c12
  2. #649c1e
  3. #8cd730
  4. #b0e370
  5. #d3f0b0

Shades

#8cd730 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd730
  2. #7ec22b
  3. #70ac26
  4. #629722
  5. #54811d
  6. #466c18
  7. #385613
  8. #2a410e
  9. #1c2b0a
  10. #0e1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd730 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd730
  2. #98db45
  3. #a3df59
  4. #afe36e
  5. #bae783
  6. #c6eb98
  7. #d1efac
  8. #ddf3c1
  9. #e8f7d6
  10. #f4fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd730 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd730
  2. #8bce38
  3. #8ac640
  4. #88bd48
  5. #87b450
  6. #86ac58
  7. #85a360
  8. #849a68
  9. #829170
  10. #818978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afcb9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c142 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eceb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4cd1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdca3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8dd295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd730 {
  color: #8cd730;
}
Background
.bg-8cd730 {
  background-color: #8cd730;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd730 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd730;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd730;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 215 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 68% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd730 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd730, #38d730);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd730 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 215 48 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.62 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.41 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.88 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.03 #7328cf Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd730  rgb(140, 215, 48)  hsl(87, 68%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#7b30d7  rgb(123, 48, 215)  hsl(267, 68%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#308cd7  rgb(48, 140, 215)  hsl(207, 68%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#d7308c  rgb(215, 48, 140)  hsl(327, 68%, 52%)  Mulberry