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#8FC401

#8fc401 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8fc401 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 76.86% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.49% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 76.31°, with 98.98% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4532

Complementary

  1. #8fc401
  2. #3601c4

Split complementary

  1. #8fc401
  2. #012dc4
  3. #9801c4

Analogous

  1. #c49801
  2. #8fc401
  3. #2dc401

Triadic

  1. #8fc401
  2. #018fc4
  3. #c4018f

Tetradic

  1. #8fc401
  2. #01c436
  3. #3601c4
  4. #c4018f

Square

  1. #8fc401
  2. #01c498
  3. #3601c4
  4. #c4012d

Monochromatic

  1. #202c00
  2. #577801
  3. #8fc401
  4. #befe14
  5. #d3fe60

Shades

#8fc401 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fc401
  2. #81b001
  3. #729d01
  4. #648901
  5. #567601
  6. #486201
  7. #394e00
  8. #2b3b00
  9. #1d2700
  10. #0e1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fc401 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fc401
  2. #9aca1a
  3. #a5d034
  4. #b1d64d
  5. #bcdc67
  6. #c7e280
  7. #d2e799
  8. #ddedb3
  9. #e9f3cc
  10. #f4f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fc401 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fc401
  2. #8ebd0e
  3. #8cb61a
  4. #8bb027
  5. #89a934
  6. #88a241
  7. #869b4d
  8. #85945a
  9. #838e67
  10. #828773
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6ba8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95baa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ba1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93be84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fc401 {
  color: #8fc401;
}
Background
.bg-8fc401 {
  background-color: #8fc401;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fc401 {
  border: 2px solid #8fc401;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fc401;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 196 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 99% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fc401 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fc401, #2dc401);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fc401 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 196 1 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.12 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.86 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.11 #703bfe Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8fc401  rgb(143, 196, 1)  hsl(76, 99%, 39%)  Yellow Green
#3601c4  rgb(54, 1, 196)  hsl(256, 99%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#018fc4  rgb(1, 143, 196)  hsl(196, 99%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#c4018f  rgb(196, 1, 143)  hsl(316, 99%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red