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#8CDC19

#8cdc19 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8cdc19 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, 86.27% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 84.62°, with 79.59% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5683

Complementary

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #6919dc

Split complementary

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #192adc
  3. #cb19dc

Analogous

  1. #dccb19
  2. #8cdc19
  3. #2adc19

Triadic

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #198cdc
  3. #dc198c

Tetradic

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #19dc69
  3. #6919dc
  4. #dc198c

Square

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #19dccb
  3. #6919dc
  4. #dc192a

Monochromatic

  1. #355309
  2. #609711
  3. #8cdc19
  4. #aeec56
  5. #cff49a

Shades

#8cdc19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #7ec617
  3. #70b014
  4. #629a12
  5. #54840f
  6. #466e0d
  7. #38580a
  8. #2a4208
  9. #1c2c05
  10. #0e1603
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cdc19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #98e030
  3. #a3e347
  4. #afe75e
  5. #baea75
  6. #c6ee8c
  7. #d1f1a3
  8. #ddf5ba
  9. #e8f8d1
  10. #f4fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cdc19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cdc19
  2. #8bd323
  3. #8aca2e
  4. #88c038
  5. #87b742
  6. #86ae4d
  7. #85a557
  8. #849c61
  9. #82926b
  10. #818976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2cf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fd2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ce2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ed696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cdc19 {
  color: #8cdc19;
}
Background
.bg-8cdc19 {
  background-color: #8cdc19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cdc19 {
  border: 2px solid #8cdc19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cdc19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 220 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cdc19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cdc19, #2adc19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cdc19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 220 25 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.98 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.31 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.73 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.85 #7323e6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cdc19  rgb(140, 220, 25)  hsl(85, 80%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#6919dc  rgb(105, 25, 220)  hsl(265, 80%, 48%)  Han Purple
#198cdc  rgb(25, 140, 220)  hsl(205, 80%, 48%)  Bleu de France
#dc198c  rgb(220, 25, 140)  hsl(325, 80%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red