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#8DC409

#8dc409 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8dc409 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.41% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 77.65°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4516

Complementary

  1. #8dc409
  2. #4009c4

Split complementary

  1. #8dc409
  2. #092fc4
  3. #9e09c4

Analogous

  1. #c49e09
  2. #8dc409
  3. #2fc409

Triadic

  1. #8dc409
  2. #098dc4
  3. #c4098d

Tetradic

  1. #8dc409
  2. #09c440
  3. #4009c4
  4. #c4098d

Square

  1. #8dc409
  2. #09c49e
  3. #4009c4
  4. #c4092f

Monochromatic

  1. #243202
  2. #587b06
  3. #8dc409
  4. #b8f525
  5. #d0f86e

Shades

#8dc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dc409
  2. #7fb008
  3. #719d07
  4. #638906
  5. #557605
  6. #476205
  7. #384e04
  8. #2a3b03
  9. #1c2702
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dc409
  2. #98ca22
  3. #a4d03a
  4. #afd653
  5. #bbdc6b
  6. #c6e284
  7. #d1e79d
  8. #ddedb5
  9. #e8f3ce
  10. #f4f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dc409
  2. #8cbd15
  3. #8ab621
  4. #89b02d
  5. #88a939
  6. #87a245
  7. #859b50
  8. #84945c
  9. #838e68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5ba8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93baa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3ba21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91be84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dc409 {
  color: #8dc409;
}
Background
.bg-8dc409 {
  background-color: #8dc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dc409 {
  border: 2px solid #8dc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dc409, #2fc409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.25 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.63 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.56 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.67 #723bf6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8dc409  rgb(141, 196, 9)  hsl(78, 91%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#4009c4  rgb(64, 9, 196)  hsl(258, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#098dc4  rgb(9, 141, 196)  hsl(198, 91%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c4098d  rgb(196, 9, 141)  hsl(318, 91%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red