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#8DCD4E

#8dcd4e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8dcd4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 90.24°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4988

Complementary

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #8e4ecd

Split complementary

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #4f4ecd
  3. #cd4ecc

Analogous

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #8dcd4e
  3. #4ecd4f

Triadic

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #4e8dcd
  3. #cd4e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #4ecd8e
  3. #8e4ecd
  4. #cd4e8d

Square

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #4ecccd
  3. #8e4ecd
  4. #cd4f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #41651d
  2. #67a12d
  3. #8dcd4e
  4. #b3de8a
  5. #daefc5

Shades

#8dcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #7fb946
  3. #71a43e
  4. #639037
  5. #557b2f
  6. #476727
  7. #38521f
  8. #2a3e17
  9. #1c2910
  10. #0e1508
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #98d260
  3. #a4d771
  4. #afdc83
  5. #bbe195
  6. #c6e6a7
  7. #d1ebb8
  8. #ddf0ca
  9. #e8f5dc
  10. #f4faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dcd4e
  2. #8cc553
  3. #8abe58
  4. #89b65d
  5. #88ae62
  6. #87a767
  7. #859f6c
  8. #849771
  9. #838f76
  10. #81887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc39b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bf3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccba58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fc5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc445 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ec895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dcd4e {
  color: #8dcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-8dcd4e {
  background-color: #8dcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #8dcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dcd4e, #4ecd4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.27 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.16 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.57 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.90 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.05 #7232b1 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8dcd4e  rgb(141, 205, 78)  hsl(90, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#8e4ecd  rgb(142, 78, 205)  hsl(270, 56%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#4e8dcd  rgb(78, 141, 205)  hsl(210, 56%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#cd4e8d  rgb(205, 78, 141)  hsl(330, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry