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#C8E459

#c8e459 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8e459 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 89.41% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.96% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 72.09°, with 72.02% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 14.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.6849

Complementary

  1. #c8e459
  2. #7559e4

Split complementary

  1. #c8e459
  2. #5983e4
  3. #bb59e4

Analogous

  1. #e4bb59
  2. #c8e459
  3. #83e459

Triadic

  1. #c8e459
  2. #59c8e4
  3. #e459c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8e459
  2. #59e475
  3. #7559e4
  4. #e459c8

Square

  1. #c8e459
  2. #59e4bb
  3. #7559e4
  4. #e45983

Monochromatic

  1. #758d17
  2. #accf22
  3. #c8e459
  4. #deef9b
  5. #f4f9dd

Shades

#c8e459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8e459
  2. #b4cd50
  3. #a0b647
  4. #8ca03e
  5. #788935
  6. #64722d
  7. #505b24
  8. #3c441b
  9. #282e12
  10. #141709
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8e459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8e459
  2. #cee76a
  3. #d3e97a
  4. #d9ec8b
  5. #deef9b
  6. #e4f2ac
  7. #e9f4bd
  8. #eff7cd
  9. #f4fade
  10. #fafcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8e459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8e459
  2. #c1da5d
  3. #bad061
  4. #b2c665
  5. #abbc69
  6. #a4b26d
  7. #9da870
  8. #969e74
  9. #8e9478
  10. #878a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ddb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d848 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed862 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2d9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2dd50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0dd5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cedda6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8e459 {
  color: #c8e459;
}
Background
.bg-c8e459 {
  background-color: #c8e459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8e459 {
  border: 2px solid #c8e459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8e459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 228 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8e459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8e459, #83e459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8e459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 228 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 2.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.62 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.90 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 8.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.72 #371ba6 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

June Bud
#c8e459  rgb(200, 228, 89)  hsl(72, 72%, 62%)  June Bud
#7559e4  rgb(117, 89, 228)  hsl(252, 72%, 62%)  Slate Blue
#59c8e4  rgb(89, 200, 228)  hsl(192, 72%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e459c8  rgb(228, 89, 200)  hsl(312, 72%, 62%)  Orchid