#8AAF07

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8AAF07

The precise color #8AAF07 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 175, 7).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow, and 31% black. With a hue angle of 73.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AAF07
RGB138, 175, 7
HSL73.2°, 92.3%, 35.7%
CMYK21%, 0%, 96%, 31%
HSV73.2°, 96.0%, 68.6%
LAB66.6, -32.0, 67.1
XYZ25.8, 36.1, 5.8
Decimal9088775

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AAF07; }
.text-color { color: #8AAF07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AAF07; }

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