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#8EC809

#8ec809 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ec809 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, 78.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 78.22°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4708

Complementary

  1. #8ec809
  2. #4309c8

Split complementary

  1. #8ec809
  2. #092ec8
  3. #a309c8

Analogous

  1. #c8a309
  2. #8ec809
  3. #2ec809

Triadic

  1. #8ec809
  2. #098ec8
  3. #c8098e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec809
  2. #09c843
  3. #4309c8
  4. #c8098e

Square

  1. #8ec809
  2. #09c8a3
  3. #4309c8
  4. #c8092e

Monochromatic

  1. #263602
  2. #5a7f06
  3. #8ec809
  4. #b7f528
  5. #d0f971

Shades

#8ec809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec809
  2. #80b408
  3. #72a007
  4. #638c06
  5. #557805
  6. #476405
  7. #395004
  8. #2b3c03
  9. #1c2802
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec809
  2. #99ce22
  3. #a5d33a
  4. #b0d953
  5. #bbde6b
  6. #c7e484
  7. #d2e99d
  8. #ddefb5
  9. #e8f4ce
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec809
  2. #8dc115
  3. #8bba21
  4. #8ab22d
  5. #88ab39
  6. #87a445
  7. #869d50
  8. #84965c
  9. #838e68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8be91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94beaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bd22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91c287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec809 {
  color: #8ec809;
}
Background
.bg-8ec809 {
  background-color: #8ec809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec809 {
  border: 2px solid #8ec809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 200 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec809, #2ec809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 200 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.34 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.64 #7137f6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ec809  rgb(142, 200, 9)  hsl(78, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#4309c8  rgb(67, 9, 200)  hsl(258, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#098ec8  rgb(9, 142, 200)  hsl(198, 91%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#c8098e  rgb(200, 9, 142)  hsl(318, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red