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#8FC901

#8fc901 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8fc901 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, 78.82% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.5% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 77.4°, with 99.01% saturation and 39.61% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4762

Complementary

  1. #8fc901
  2. #3b01c9

Split complementary

  1. #8fc901
  2. #012bc9
  3. #9f01c9

Analogous

  1. #c99f01
  2. #8fc901
  3. #2bc901

Triadic

  1. #8fc901
  2. #018fc9
  3. #c9018f

Tetradic

  1. #8fc901
  2. #01c93b
  3. #3b01c9
  4. #c9018f

Square

  1. #8fc901
  2. #01c99f
  3. #3b01c9
  4. #c9012b

Monochromatic

  1. #233100
  2. #597d01
  3. #8fc901
  4. #bbfe19
  5. #d2fe65

Shades

#8fc901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fc901
  2. #81b501
  3. #72a101
  4. #648d01
  5. #567901
  6. #486501
  7. #395000
  8. #2b3c00
  9. #1d2800
  10. #0e1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fc901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fc901
  2. #9ace1a
  3. #a5d434
  4. #b1d94d
  5. #bcdf67
  6. #c7e480
  7. #d2e999
  8. #ddefb3
  9. #e9f4cc
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fc901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fc901
  2. #8ec20e
  3. #8cba1a
  4. #8bb327
  5. #89ac34
  6. #88a541
  7. #869d4d
  8. #85965a
  9. #838f67
  10. #828773
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9bf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95bfab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7be1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fc901 {
  color: #8fc901;
}
Background
.bg-8fc901 {
  background-color: #8fc901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fc901 {
  border: 2px solid #8fc901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fc901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 201 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fc901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fc901, #2bc901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fc901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 201 1 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.64 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.20 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.72 #7036fe Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8fc901  rgb(143, 201, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3b01c9  rgb(59, 1, 201)  hsl(257, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#018fc9  rgb(1, 143, 201)  hsl(197, 99%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c9018f  rgb(201, 1, 143)  hsl(317, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red