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#8EDE2E

#8ede2e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ede2e 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, 87.06% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5819

Complementary

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #7e2ede

Split complementary

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #2e36de
  3. #d62ede

Analogous

  1. #ded62e
  2. #8ede2e
  3. #36de2e

Triadic

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #2e8ede
  3. #de2e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #2ede7e
  3. #7e2ede
  4. #de2e8e

Square

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #2eded6
  3. #7e2ede
  4. #de2e36

Monochromatic

  1. #3d6310
  2. #66a51a
  3. #8ede2e
  4. #b2e870
  5. #d5f3b2

Shades

#8ede2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #80c829
  3. #72b225
  4. #639b20
  5. #55851c
  6. #476f17
  7. #395912
  8. #2b430e
  9. #1c2c09
  10. #0e1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ede2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #99e143
  3. #a5e558
  4. #b0e86d
  5. #bbeb82
  6. #c7ef97
  7. #d2f2ab
  8. #ddf5c0
  9. #e8f8d5
  10. #f4fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ede2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ede2e
  2. #8dd536
  3. #8bcb3e
  4. #8ac247
  5. #88b84f
  6. #87af57
  7. #86a65f
  8. #849c67
  9. #839370
  10. #818978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d2a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc742 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90d5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2d03b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fd899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ede2e {
  color: #8ede2e;
}
Background
.bg-8ede2e {
  background-color: #8ede2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ede2e {
  border: 2px solid #8ede2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ede2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 222 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ede2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ede2e, #36de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ede2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 222 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.86 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.23 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.01 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.31 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.56 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.59 #7121d1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8ede2e  rgb(142, 222, 46)  hsl(87, 73%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#7e2ede  rgb(126, 46, 222)  hsl(267, 73%, 53%)  Blue Violet
#2e8ede  rgb(46, 142, 222)  hsl(207, 73%, 53%)  Bleu de France
#de2e8e  rgb(222, 46, 142)  hsl(327, 73%, 53%)  Mulberry