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#8EC415

#8ec415 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ec415 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, 76.86% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.29% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 78.51°, with 80.65% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4528

Complementary

  1. #8ec415
  2. #4b15c4

Split complementary

  1. #8ec415
  2. #1537c4
  3. #a215c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a215
  2. #8ec415
  3. #37c415

Triadic

  1. #8ec415
  2. #158ec4
  3. #c4158e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec415
  2. #15c44b
  3. #4b15c4
  4. #c4158e

Square

  1. #8ec415
  2. #15c4a2
  3. #4b15c4
  4. #c41537

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3a06
  2. #5c7f0e
  3. #8ec415
  4. #b4ea3b
  5. #cff181

Shades

#8ec415 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec415
  2. #80b013
  3. #729d11
  4. #63890f
  5. #55760d
  6. #47620b
  7. #394e08
  8. #2b3b06
  9. #1c2704
  10. #0e1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec415 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec415
  2. #99ca2c
  3. #a5d044
  4. #b0d65b
  5. #bbdc73
  6. #c7e28a
  7. #d2e7a1
  8. #ddedb9
  9. #e8f3d0
  10. #f4f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec415 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec415
  2. #8dbd20
  3. #8bb62a
  4. #8ab035
  5. #88a940
  6. #87a24b
  7. #869b55
  8. #849460
  9. #838e6b
  10. #818775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6ba8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94baa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3ba26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92be85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec415 {
  color: #8ec415;
}
Background
.bg-8ec415 {
  background-color: #8ec415;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec415 {
  border: 2px solid #8ec415;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec415;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 196 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec415 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec415, #37c415);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec415 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 196 21 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.90 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.07 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.22 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.59 #713bea Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ec415  rgb(142, 196, 21)  hsl(79, 81%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#4b15c4  rgb(75, 21, 196)  hsl(259, 81%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#158ec4  rgb(21, 142, 196)  hsl(199, 81%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#c4158e  rgb(196, 21, 142)  hsl(319, 81%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red