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#C8E97E

#c8e97e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8e97e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 91.37% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.92% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 78.5°, with 70.86% saturation and 70.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.7206

Complementary

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #9f7ee9

Split complementary

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #7e93e9
  3. #d47ee9

Analogous

  1. #e9d47e
  2. #c8e97e
  3. #93e97e

Triadic

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #7ec8e9
  3. #e97ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #7ee99f
  3. #9f7ee9
  4. #e97ec8

Square

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #7ee9d4
  3. #9f7ee9
  4. #e97e93

Monochromatic

  1. #83b01e
  2. #acde3d
  3. #c8e97e
  4. #e4f4bf
  5. #f8fcee

Shades

#c8e97e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #b4d271
  3. #a0ba65
  4. #8ca358
  5. #788c4c
  6. #64753f
  7. #505d32
  8. #3c4626
  9. #282f19
  10. #14170d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8e97e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #ceeb8b
  3. #d3ed98
  4. #d9f0a5
  5. #def2b2
  6. #e4f4bf
  7. #e9f6cb
  8. #eff8d8
  9. #f4fbe5
  10. #fafdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8e97e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8e97e
  2. #c1df7e
  3. #bad47e
  4. #b2ca7f
  5. #abbf7f
  6. #a4b57f
  7. #9daa7f
  8. #96a07f
  9. #8e9580
  10. #878b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4de75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdd84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfe0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e279 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e282 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cce4b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8e97e {
  color: #c8e97e;
}
Background
.bg-c8e97e {
  background-color: #c8e97e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8e97e {
  border: 2px solid #c8e97e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8e97e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 233 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 71% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8e97e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8e97e, #93e97e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8e97e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 233 126 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.12 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 9.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.42 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.91 #371681 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#c8e97e  rgb(200, 233, 126)  hsl(79, 71%, 70%)  Inchworm
#9f7ee9  rgb(159, 126, 233)  hsl(259, 71%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#7ec8e9  rgb(126, 200, 233)  hsl(199, 71%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#e97ec8  rgb(233, 126, 200)  hsl(319, 71%, 70%)  Persian Pink