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#C8EA8A

#c8ea8a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c8ea8a 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, 91.76% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 81.25°, with 69.57% saturation and 72.94% 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 15.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.7296

Complementary

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #ac8aea

Split complementary

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #8a98ea
  3. #dc8aea

Analogous

  1. #eadc8a
  2. #c8ea8a
  3. #98ea8a

Triadic

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #8ac8ea
  3. #ea8ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #8aeaac
  3. #ac8aea
  4. #ea8ac8

Square

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #8aeadc
  3. #ac8aea
  4. #ea8a98

Monochromatic

  1. #84ba21
  2. #aade49
  3. #c8ea8a
  4. #e6f6cb
  5. #f7fcee

Shades

#c8ea8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #b4d37c
  3. #a0bb6e
  4. #8ca461
  5. #788c53
  6. #647545
  7. #505e37
  8. #3c4629
  9. #282f1c
  10. #14170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ea8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #ceec96
  3. #d3eea1
  4. #d9f0ad
  5. #def2b9
  6. #e4f5c5
  7. #e9f7d0
  8. #eff9dc
  9. #f4fbe8
  10. #fafdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ea8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ea8a
  2. #c1df89
  3. #bad588
  4. #b2ca87
  5. #abc086
  6. #a4b585
  7. #9daa84
  8. #96a083
  9. #8e9582
  10. #878b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4df83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efde8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cee2d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cce5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ea8a {
  color: #c8ea8a;
}
Background
.bg-c8ea8a {
  background-color: #c8ea8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ea8a {
  border: 2px solid #c8ea8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ea8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 234 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 70% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ea8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ea8a, #98ea8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ea8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 234 138 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.61 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.32 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.54 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 9.56 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.71 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.85 #371575 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Inchworm
#c8ea8a  rgb(200, 234, 138)  hsl(81, 70%, 73%)  Inchworm
#ac8aea  rgb(172, 138, 234)  hsl(261, 70%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#8ac8ea  rgb(138, 200, 234)  hsl(201, 70%, 73%)  Baby Blue
#ea8ac8  rgb(234, 138, 200)  hsl(321, 70%, 73%)  Persian Pink