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#C8EC72

#c8ec72 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8ec72 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, 92.55% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 77.7°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 15.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.7349

Complementary

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #9672ec

Split complementary

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #728bec
  3. #d372ec

Analogous

  1. #ecd372
  2. #c8ec72
  3. #8bec72

Triadic

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #72c8ec
  3. #ec72c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #72ec96
  3. #9672ec
  4. #ec72c8

Square

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #72ecd3
  3. #9672ec
  4. #ec728b

Monochromatic

  1. #81ae17
  2. #aee32f
  3. #c8ec72
  4. #e2f5b5
  5. #f8fded

Shades

#c8ec72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #b4d467
  3. #a0bd5b
  4. #8ca550
  5. #788e44
  6. #647639
  7. #505e2e
  8. #3c4722
  9. #282f17
  10. #14180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ec72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #ceee80
  3. #d3f08e
  4. #d9f29c
  5. #def4aa
  6. #e4f6b9
  7. #e9f7c7
  8. #eff9d5
  9. #f4fbe3
  10. #fafdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ec72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ec72
  2. #c1e173
  3. #bad675
  4. #b2cc76
  5. #abc178
  6. #a4b679
  7. #9dab7a
  8. #96a07c
  9. #8e967d
  10. #878b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e4bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e067 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3de79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0e2d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e56b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e476 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cde6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ec72 {
  color: #c8ec72;
}
Background
.bg-c8ec72 {
  background-color: #c8ec72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ec72 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ec72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ec72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 236 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ec72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ec72, #8bec72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ec72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 236 114 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.87 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.89 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.91 #37138d Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#c8ec72  rgb(200, 236, 114)  hsl(78, 76%, 69%)  Inchworm
#9672ec  rgb(150, 114, 236)  hsl(258, 76%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#72c8ec  rgb(114, 200, 236)  hsl(198, 76%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#ec72c8  rgb(236, 114, 200)  hsl(318, 76%, 69%)  Rose Pink