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#8EA500

#8ea500 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ea500 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 64.71% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 68.36°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.3266

Complementary

  1. #8ea500
  2. #1700a5

Split complementary

  1. #8ea500
  2. #003ca5
  3. #6900a5

Analogous

  1. #a56900
  2. #8ea500
  3. #3ca500

Triadic

  1. #8ea500
  2. #008ea5
  3. #a5008e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea500
  2. #00a517
  3. #1700a5
  4. #a5008e

Square

  1. #8ea500
  2. #00a569
  3. #1700a5
  4. #a5003c

Monochromatic

  1. #121400
  2. #4c5800
  3. #8ea500
  4. #d0f100
  5. #e4ff3f

Shades

#8ea500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea500
  2. #809500
  3. #728400
  4. #637400
  5. #556300
  6. #475300
  7. #394200
  8. #2b3200
  9. #1c2100
  10. #0e1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea500
  2. #99ae1a
  3. #a5b733
  4. #b0c04d
  5. #bbc966
  6. #c7d280
  7. #d2db99
  8. #dde4b3
  9. #e8edcc
  10. #f4f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea500
  2. #8da10d
  3. #8b9e1a
  4. #8a9a26
  5. #889633
  6. #879340
  7. #868f4d
  8. #848b5a
  9. #838766
  10. #818473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29f16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949f6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea500 {
  color: #8ea500;
}
Background
.bg-8ea500 {
  background-color: #8ea500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea500 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 165 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea500, #3ca500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 165 0 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.26 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.13 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.44 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.50 #715aff Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea500  rgb(142, 165, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 32%)  Apple Green
#1700a5  rgb(23, 0, 165)  hsl(248, 100%, 32%)  Zaffre
#008ea5  rgb(0, 142, 165)  hsl(188, 100%, 32%)  Bondi Blue
#a5008e  rgb(165, 0, 142)  hsl(308, 100%, 32%)  Dark Magenta