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#8FBC2D

#8fbc2d ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8fbc2d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 73.73% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.88°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #5a2dbc

Split complementary

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #2d48bc
  3. #a22dbc

Analogous

  1. #bca22d
  2. #8fbc2d
  3. #48bc2d

Triadic

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #2d8fbc
  3. #bc2d8f

Tetradic

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #2dbc5a
  3. #5a2dbc
  4. #bc2d8f

Square

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #2dbca2
  3. #5a2dbc
  4. #bc2d48

Monochromatic

  1. #31410f
  2. #607e1e
  3. #8fbc2d
  4. #b2d85d
  5. #cfe79b

Shades

#8fbc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #81a929
  3. #729624
  4. #648420
  5. #56711b
  6. #485e17
  7. #394b12
  8. #2b380e
  9. #1d2609
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fbc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #9ac342
  3. #a5c957
  4. #b1d06c
  5. #bcd781
  6. #c7de96
  7. #d2e4ab
  8. #ddebc0
  9. #e9f2d5
  10. #f4f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fbc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fbc2d
  2. #8eb635
  3. #8cb03e
  4. #8baa46
  5. #89a44e
  6. #889e57
  7. #86985f
  8. #859267
  9. #838c6f
  10. #828678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b38c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95b3a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b41c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93b782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fbc2d {
  color: #8fbc2d;
}
Background
.bg-8fbc2d {
  background-color: #8fbc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fbc2d {
  border: 2px solid #8fbc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fbc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 188 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fbc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fbc2d, #48bc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fbc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 188 45 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.80 #7043d2 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8fbc2d  rgb(143, 188, 45)  hsl(79, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#5a2dbc  rgb(90, 45, 188)  hsl(259, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2d8fbc  rgb(45, 143, 188)  hsl(199, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2d8f  rgb(188, 45, 143)  hsl(319, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red