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#8EB11E

#8eb11e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8eb11e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 69.41% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.05% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 74.29°, with 71.01% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3729

Complementary

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #411eb1

Split complementary

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #1e44b1
  3. #8b1eb1

Analogous

  1. #b18b1e
  2. #8eb11e
  3. #44b11e

Triadic

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #1e8eb1
  3. #b11e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #1eb141
  3. #411eb1
  4. #b11e8e

Square

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #1eb18b
  3. #411eb1
  4. #b11e44

Monochromatic

  1. #252e08
  2. #5a7013
  3. #8eb11e
  4. #b8de3d
  5. #d0e97f

Shades

#8eb11e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #809f1b
  3. #728e18
  4. #637c15
  5. #556a12
  6. #47590f
  7. #39470c
  8. #2b3509
  9. #1c2306
  10. #0e1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eb11e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #99b935
  3. #a5c14b
  4. #b0c862
  5. #bbd078
  6. #c7d88f
  7. #d2e0a5
  8. #dde8bc
  9. #e8efd2
  10. #f4f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eb11e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eb11e
  2. #8dac28
  3. #8ba732
  4. #8aa23b
  5. #889d45
  6. #87994f
  7. #869459
  8. #848f63
  9. #838a6c
  10. #818576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9caa84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a42f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96a897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abaa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93ab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eb11e {
  color: #8eb11e;
}
Background
.bg-8eb11e {
  background-color: #8eb11e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eb11e {
  border: 2px solid #8eb11e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eb11e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 177 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 71% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eb11e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eb11e, #44b11e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eb11e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 177 30 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.91 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.36 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.60 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.87 #714ee1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8eb11e  rgb(142, 177, 30)  hsl(74, 71%, 41%)  Apple Green
#411eb1  rgb(65, 30, 177)  hsl(254, 71%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1e8eb1  rgb(30, 142, 177)  hsl(194, 71%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#b11e8e  rgb(177, 30, 142)  hsl(314, 71%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red