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#8ECB05

#8ecb05 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8ecb05 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 79.61% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.54% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 78.48°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #4205cb

Split complementary

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #052bcb
  3. #a505cb

Analogous

  1. #cba505
  2. #8ecb05
  3. #2bcb05

Triadic

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #058ecb
  3. #cb058e

Tetradic

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #05cb42
  3. #4205cb
  4. #cb058e

Square

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #05cba5
  3. #4205cb
  4. #cb052b

Monochromatic

  1. #263601
  2. #5a8003
  3. #8ecb05
  4. #b7fa23
  5. #d0fb6e

Shades

#8ecb05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #80b705
  3. #72a204
  4. #638e04
  5. #557a03
  6. #476603
  7. #395102
  8. #2b3d02
  9. #1c2901
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ecb05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #99d01e
  3. #a5d537
  4. #b0db50
  5. #bbe069
  6. #c7e582
  7. #d2ea9b
  8. #ddefb4
  9. #e8f5cd
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ecb05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ecb05
  2. #8dc411
  3. #8bbc1e
  4. #8ab52a
  5. #88ad36
  6. #87a643
  7. #869e4f
  8. #84975b
  9. #838f67
  10. #818874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9c093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb82b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93c1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c021 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91c589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ecb05 {
  color: #8ecb05;
}
Background
.bg-8ecb05 {
  background-color: #8ecb05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ecb05 {
  border: 2px solid #8ecb05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ecb05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 203 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ecb05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ecb05, #2bcb05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ecb05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 203 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.78 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.10 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.74 #7134fa Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ecb05  rgb(142, 203, 5)  hsl(78, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#4205cb  rgb(66, 5, 203)  hsl(258, 95%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#058ecb  rgb(5, 142, 203)  hsl(198, 95%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#cb058e  rgb(203, 5, 142)  hsl(318, 95%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red