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#C8E955

#c8e955 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8e955 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, 91.37% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.52% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 73.38°, with 77.08% saturation and 62.35% 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 15.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7121

Complementary

  1. #c8e955
  2. #7655e9

Split complementary

  1. #c8e955
  2. #557ee9
  3. #c055e9

Analogous

  1. #e9c055
  2. #c8e955
  3. #7ee955

Triadic

  1. #c8e955
  2. #55c8e9
  3. #e955c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8e955
  2. #55e976
  3. #7655e9
  4. #e955c8

Square

  1. #c8e955
  2. #55e9c0
  3. #7655e9
  4. #e9557e

Monochromatic

  1. #769213
  2. #acd61c
  3. #c8e955
  4. #def299
  5. #f4fbdc

Shades

#c8e955 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8e955
  2. #b4d24d
  3. #a0ba44
  4. #8ca33c
  5. #788c33
  6. #64752b
  7. #505d22
  8. #3c461a
  9. #282f11
  10. #141709
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8e955 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8e955
  2. #ceeb66
  3. #d3ed77
  4. #d9f088
  5. #def299
  6. #e4f4aa
  7. #e9f6bb
  8. #eff8cc
  9. #f4fbdd
  10. #fafdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8e955 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8e955
  2. #c1df59
  3. #bad45e
  4. #b2ca62
  5. #abbf66
  6. #a4b56b
  7. #9daa6f
  8. #96a073
  9. #8e9577
  10. #878b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2ddca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e14a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e15c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cee2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8e955 {
  color: #c8e955;
}
Background
.bg-c8e955 {
  background-color: #c8e955;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8e955 {
  border: 2px solid #c8e955;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8e955;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 233 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8e955 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8e955, #7ee955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8e955 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 233 85 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.75 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.64 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.68 #3716aa Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

June Bud
#c8e955  rgb(200, 233, 85)  hsl(73, 77%, 62%)  June Bud
#7655e9  rgb(118, 85, 233)  hsl(253, 77%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#55c8e9  rgb(85, 200, 233)  hsl(193, 77%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e955c8  rgb(233, 85, 200)  hsl(313, 77%, 62%)  Shocking Pink