#8AAF16

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8AAF16

At its core, #8AAF16 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 175 green, and 22 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 21% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 31% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AAF16
RGB138, 175, 22
HSL74.5°, 77.7%, 38.6%
CMYK21%, 0%, 87%, 31%
HSV74.5°, 87.4%, 68.6%
LAB66.6, -31.7, 64.8
XYZ26.0, 36.1, 6.4
Decimal9088790

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AAF16; }
.text-color { color: #8AAF16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AAF16; }

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