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#8FCD09

#8fcd09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#8fcd09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 78.98°, with 91.59% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4952

Complementary

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #4709cd

Split complementary

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #092dcd
  3. #a909cd

Analogous

  1. #cda909
  2. #8fcd09
  3. #2dcd09

Triadic

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #098fcd
  3. #cd098f

Tetradic

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #09cd47
  3. #4709cd
  4. #cd098f

Square

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #09cda9
  3. #4709cd
  4. #cd092d

Monochromatic

  1. #293a03
  2. #5c8406
  3. #8fcd09
  4. #b6f62d
  5. #d0f976

Shades

#8fcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #81b908
  3. #72a407
  4. #649006
  5. #567b05
  6. #486705
  7. #395204
  8. #2b3e03
  9. #1d2902
  10. #0e1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #9ad222
  3. #a5d73a
  4. #b1dc53
  5. #bce16b
  6. #c7e684
  7. #d2eb9d
  8. #ddf0b5
  9. #e9f5ce
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fcd09
  2. #8ec515
  3. #8cbe21
  4. #8bb62d
  5. #89ae39
  6. #88a745
  7. #869f50
  8. #85975c
  9. #838f68
  10. #828874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94c3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fcd09 {
  color: #8fcd09;
}
Background
.bg-8fcd09 {
  background-color: #8fcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #8fcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fcd09, #2dcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.12 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.33 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.32 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.52 #7032f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8fcd09  rgb(143, 205, 9)  hsl(79, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4709cd  rgb(71, 9, 205)  hsl(259, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#098fcd  rgb(9, 143, 205)  hsl(199, 92%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cd098f  rgb(205, 9, 143)  hsl(319, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red