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#8FC412

#8fc412 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8fc412 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, 76.86% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.82% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 77.87°, with 83.18% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4536

Complementary

  1. #8fc412
  2. #4712c4

Split complementary

  1. #8fc412
  2. #1236c4
  3. #a012c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a012
  2. #8fc412
  3. #36c412

Triadic

  1. #8fc412
  2. #128fc4
  3. #c4128f

Tetradic

  1. #8fc412
  2. #12c447
  3. #4712c4
  4. #c4128f

Square

  1. #8fc412
  2. #12c4a0
  3. #4712c4
  4. #c41236

Monochromatic

  1. #293805
  2. #5c7e0c
  3. #8fc412
  4. #b6ed36
  5. #d0f37c

Shades

#8fc412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fc412
  2. #81b010
  3. #729d0e
  4. #64890d
  5. #56760b
  6. #486209
  7. #394e07
  8. #2b3b05
  9. #1d2704
  10. #0e1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fc412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fc412
  2. #9aca2a
  3. #a5d041
  4. #b1d659
  5. #bcdc71
  6. #c7e289
  7. #d2e7a0
  8. #ddedb8
  9. #e9f3d0
  10. #f4f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fc412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fc412
  2. #8ebd1d
  3. #8cb628
  4. #8bb033
  5. #89a93e
  6. #88a249
  7. #869b54
  8. #85945f
  9. #838e6a
  10. #828775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6ba8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95baa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ba25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93be85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fc412 {
  color: #8fc412;
}
Background
.bg-8fc412 {
  background-color: #8fc412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fc412 {
  border: 2px solid #8fc412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fc412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 196 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fc412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fc412, #36c412);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fc412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 196 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.00 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.81 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.82 #703bed Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8fc412  rgb(143, 196, 18)  hsl(78, 83%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4712c4  rgb(71, 18, 196)  hsl(258, 83%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#128fc4  rgb(18, 143, 196)  hsl(198, 83%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c4128f  rgb(196, 18, 143)  hsl(318, 83%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red