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#8FA709

#8fa709 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8fa709 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 65.49% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.61% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 69.11°, with 89.77% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.335

Complementary

  1. #8fa709
  2. #2109a7

Split complementary

  1. #8fa709
  2. #0940a7
  3. #7009a7

Analogous

  1. #a77009
  2. #8fa709
  3. #40a709

Triadic

  1. #8fa709
  2. #098fa7
  3. #a7098f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa709
  2. #09a721
  3. #2109a7
  4. #a7098f

Square

  1. #8fa709
  2. #09a770
  3. #2109a7
  4. #a70940

Monochromatic

  1. #131601
  2. #515e05
  3. #8fa709
  4. #cdf00d
  5. #ddf653

Shades

#8fa709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa709
  2. #819608
  3. #728607
  4. #647506
  5. #566405
  6. #485405
  7. #394304
  8. #2b3203
  9. #1d2102
  10. #0e1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa709
  2. #9ab022
  3. #a5b93a
  4. #b1c153
  5. #bcca6b
  6. #c7d384
  7. #d2dc9d
  8. #dde5b5
  9. #e9edce
  10. #f4f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa709
  2. #8ea315
  3. #8c9f21
  4. #8b9b2d
  5. #899739
  6. #889445
  7. #869050
  8. #858c5c
  9. #838868
  10. #828474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a17c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a11b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a170 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa709 {
  color: #8fa709;
}
Background
.bg-8fa709 {
  background-color: #8fa709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa709 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 167 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa709, #40a709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 167 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.31 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.42 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.51 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.14 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.40 #7058f6 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8fa709  rgb(143, 167, 9)  hsl(69, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2109a7  rgb(33, 9, 167)  hsl(249, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#098fa7  rgb(9, 143, 167)  hsl(189, 90%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#a7098f  rgb(167, 9, 143)  hsl(309, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta