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#8EBD2C

#8ebd2c ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ebd2c 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, 74.12% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.72% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 79.45°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4233

Complementary

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #5b2cbd

Split complementary

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #2c46bd
  3. #a42cbd

Analogous

  1. #bda42c
  2. #8ebd2c
  3. #46bd2c

Triadic

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #2c8ebd
  3. #bd2c8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #2cbd5b
  3. #5b2cbd
  4. #bd2c8e

Square

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #2cbda4
  3. #5b2cbd
  4. #bd2c46

Monochromatic

  1. #31410f
  2. #5f7f1e
  3. #8ebd2c
  4. #b1d95c
  5. #cfe89a

Shades

#8ebd2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #80aa28
  3. #729723
  4. #63841f
  5. #55711a
  6. #475f16
  7. #394c12
  8. #2b390d
  9. #1c2609
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ebd2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #99c441
  3. #a5ca56
  4. #b0d16b
  5. #bbd780
  6. #c7de96
  7. #d2e5ab
  8. #ddebc0
  9. #e8f2d5
  10. #f4f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ebd2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ebd2c
  2. #8db734
  3. #8bb13d
  4. #8aab45
  5. #88a54e
  6. #879f56
  7. #86985e
  8. #849267
  9. #838c6f
  10. #818678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b48c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b003 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94b4a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b51b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb435 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92b883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ebd2c {
  color: #8ebd2c;
}
Background
.bg-8ebd2c {
  background-color: #8ebd2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ebd2c {
  border: 2px solid #8ebd2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ebd2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 189 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ebd2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ebd2c, #46bd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ebd2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 189 44 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.96 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.82 #7142d3 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ebd2c  rgb(142, 189, 44)  hsl(79, 62%, 46%)  Apple Green
#5b2cbd  rgb(91, 44, 189)  hsl(259, 62%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2c8ebd  rgb(44, 142, 189)  hsl(199, 62%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#bd2c8e  rgb(189, 44, 142)  hsl(319, 62%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red