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#8DCD0A

#8dcd0a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8dcd0a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 80.39% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 79.69°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4935

Complementary

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #4a0acd

Split complementary

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #0a2ccd
  3. #ac0acd

Analogous

  1. #cdac0a
  2. #8dcd0a
  3. #2ccd0a

Triadic

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #0a8dcd
  3. #cd0a8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #0acd4a
  3. #4a0acd
  4. #cd0a8d

Square

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #0acdac
  3. #4a0acd
  4. #cd0a2c

Monochromatic

  1. #293b03
  2. #5b8406
  3. #8dcd0a
  4. #b4f52f
  5. #cef878

Shades

#8dcd0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #7fb909
  3. #71a408
  4. #639007
  5. #557b06
  6. #476705
  7. #385204
  8. #2a3e03
  9. #1c2902
  10. #0e1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dcd0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #98d223
  3. #a4d73b
  4. #afdc54
  5. #bbe16c
  6. #c6e685
  7. #d1eb9d
  8. #ddf0b6
  9. #e8f5ce
  10. #f4fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dcd0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dcd0a
  2. #8cc516
  3. #8abe22
  4. #89b62d
  5. #88ae39
  6. #87a745
  7. #859f51
  8. #84975d
  9. #838f68
  10. #818874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aac294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb92d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92c3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c123 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dcd0a {
  color: #8dcd0a;
}
Background
.bg-8dcd0a {
  background-color: #8dcd0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dcd0a {
  border: 2px solid #8dcd0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dcd0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 205 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dcd0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dcd0a, #2ccd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dcd0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 205 10 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.24 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.05 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.57 #7232f5 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8dcd0a  rgb(141, 205, 10)  hsl(80, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4a0acd  rgb(74, 10, 205)  hsl(260, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0a8dcd  rgb(10, 141, 205)  hsl(200, 91%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cd0a8d  rgb(205, 10, 141)  hsl(320, 91%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red