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#8DC91C

#8dc91c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8dc91c 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, 78.82% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.07% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 80.81°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4752

Complementary

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #581cc9

Split complementary

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #1c36c9
  3. #ae1cc9

Analogous

  1. #c9ae1c
  2. #8dc91c
  3. #36c91c

Triadic

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #1c8dc9
  3. #c91c8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #1cc958
  3. #581cc9
  4. #c91c8d

Square

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #1cc9ae
  3. #581cc9
  4. #c91c36

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4309
  2. #5e8613
  3. #8dc91c
  4. #b0e64b
  5. #ceef8f

Shades

#8dc91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #7fb519
  3. #71a116
  4. #638d14
  5. #557911
  6. #47650e
  7. #38500b
  8. #2a3c08
  9. #1c2806
  10. #0e1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dc91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #98ce33
  3. #a4d449
  4. #afd960
  5. #bbdf77
  6. #c6e48e
  7. #d1e9a4
  8. #ddefbb
  9. #e8f4d2
  10. #f4fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dc91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dc91c
  2. #8cc226
  3. #8aba30
  4. #89b33a
  5. #88ac44
  6. #87a54e
  7. #859d58
  8. #849662
  9. #838f6c
  10. #818776
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8bf93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92c0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90c389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dc91c {
  color: #8dc91c;
}
Background
.bg-8dc91c {
  background-color: #8dc91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dc91c {
  border: 2px solid #8dc91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dc91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dc91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dc91c, #36c91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dc91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.65 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.46 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.95 #7236e3 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8dc91c  rgb(141, 201, 28)  hsl(81, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#581cc9  rgb(88, 28, 201)  hsl(261, 76%, 45%)  Han Purple
#1c8dc9  rgb(28, 141, 201)  hsl(201, 76%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#c91c8d  rgb(201, 28, 141)  hsl(321, 76%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red