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#8EA229

#8ea229 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea229 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 63.53% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.69% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 69.92°, with 59.61% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3175

Complementary

  1. #8ea229
  2. #3d29a2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea229
  2. #2951a2
  3. #7929a2

Analogous

  1. #a27929
  2. #8ea229
  3. #51a229

Triadic

  1. #8ea229
  2. #298ea2
  3. #a2298e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea229
  2. #29a23d
  3. #3d29a2
  4. #a2298e

Square

  1. #8ea229
  2. #29a279
  3. #3d29a2
  4. #a22951

Monochromatic

  1. #23280a
  2. #58651a
  3. #8ea229
  4. #bad047
  5. #d1e084

Shades

#8ea229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea229
  2. #809225
  3. #728221
  4. #63711d
  5. #556119
  6. #475115
  7. #394110
  8. #2b310c
  9. #1c2008
  10. #0e1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea229
  2. #99ab3e
  3. #a5b554
  4. #b0be69
  5. #bbc77f
  6. #c7d194
  7. #d2daa9
  8. #dde3bf
  9. #e8ecd4
  10. #f4f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea229
  2. #8d9f32
  3. #8b9b3a
  4. #8a9843
  5. #88944c
  6. #879155
  7. #868e5d
  8. #848a66
  9. #83876f
  10. #818377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad990f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9934 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97998b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09d30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea229 {
  color: #8ea229;
}
Background
.bg-8ea229 {
  background-color: #8ea229;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea229 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea229, #51a229);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 41 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.57 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.75 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.26 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.45 #715dd6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea229  rgb(142, 162, 41)  hsl(70, 60%, 40%)  Apple Green
#3d29a2  rgb(61, 41, 162)  hsl(250, 60%, 40%)  Imperial Blue
#298ea2  rgb(41, 142, 162)  hsl(190, 60%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#a2298e  rgb(162, 41, 142)  hsl(310, 60%, 40%)  Deep Plum