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#8EB409

#8eb409 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8eb409 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, 70.59% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 90.48% saturation and 37.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.67.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3841

Complementary

  1. #8eb409
  2. #2f09b4

Split complementary

  1. #8eb409
  2. #0939b4
  3. #8409b4

Analogous

  1. #b48409
  2. #8eb409
  3. #39b409

Triadic

  1. #8eb409
  2. #098eb4
  3. #b4098e

Tetradic

  1. #8eb409
  2. #09b42f
  3. #2f09b4
  4. #b4098e

Square

  1. #8eb409
  2. #09b484
  3. #2f09b4
  4. #b40939

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2202
  2. #556b05
  3. #8eb409
  4. #c2f316
  5. #d5f75f

Shades

#8eb409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eb409
  2. #80a208
  3. #729007
  4. #637e06
  5. #556c05
  6. #475a05
  7. #394804
  8. #2b3603
  9. #1c2402
  10. #0e1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eb409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eb409
  2. #99bc22
  3. #a5c33a
  4. #b0cb53
  5. #bbd26b
  6. #c7da84
  7. #d2e19d
  8. #dde9b5
  9. #e8f0ce
  10. #f4f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eb409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eb409
  2. #8daf15
  3. #8baa21
  4. #8aa42d
  5. #889f39
  6. #879a45
  7. #869550
  8. #84905c
  9. #838a68
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dac84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96aa99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aead00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaac1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93ae79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eb409 {
  color: #8eb409;
}
Background
.bg-8eb409 {
  background-color: #8eb409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eb409 {
  border: 2px solid #8eb409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eb409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 180 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eb409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eb409, #39b409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eb409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 180 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.68 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.72 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.35 #714bf6 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8eb409  rgb(142, 180, 9)  hsl(73, 90%, 37%)  Apple Green
#2f09b4  rgb(47, 9, 180)  hsl(253, 90%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#098eb4  rgb(9, 142, 180)  hsl(193, 90%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#b4098e  rgb(180, 9, 142)  hsl(313, 90%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red