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#8DC809

#8dc809 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8dc809 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, 78.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 78.53°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4699

Complementary

  1. #8dc809
  2. #4409c8

Split complementary

  1. #8dc809
  2. #092ec8
  3. #a309c8

Analogous

  1. #c8a309
  2. #8dc809
  3. #2ec809

Triadic

  1. #8dc809
  2. #098dc8
  3. #c8098d

Tetradic

  1. #8dc809
  2. #09c844
  3. #4409c8
  4. #c8098d

Square

  1. #8dc809
  2. #09c8a3
  3. #4409c8
  4. #c8092e

Monochromatic

  1. #263602
  2. #597f06
  3. #8dc809
  4. #b6f528
  5. #cff971

Shades

#8dc809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dc809
  2. #7fb408
  3. #71a007
  4. #638c06
  5. #557805
  6. #476405
  7. #385004
  8. #2a3c03
  9. #1c2802
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dc809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dc809
  2. #98ce22
  3. #a4d33a
  4. #afd953
  5. #bbde6b
  6. #c6e484
  7. #d1e99d
  8. #ddefb5
  9. #e8f4ce
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dc809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dc809
  2. #8cc115
  3. #8aba21
  4. #89b22d
  5. #88ab39
  6. #87a445
  7. #859d50
  8. #84965c
  9. #838e68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7be91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92beaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bd22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90c287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dc809 {
  color: #8dc809;
}
Background
.bg-8dc809 {
  background-color: #8dc809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dc809 {
  border: 2px solid #8dc809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dc809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 200 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dc809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dc809, #2ec809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dc809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 200 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.36 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.87 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.60 #7237f6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8dc809  rgb(141, 200, 9)  hsl(79, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#4409c8  rgb(68, 9, 200)  hsl(259, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#098dc8  rgb(9, 141, 200)  hsl(199, 91%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#c8098d  rgb(200, 9, 141)  hsl(319, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red