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#8cb306 color: Brilliant Green

#8cb306 is rgb(140, 179, 6) in RGB and oklch(71.207% 0.17535 123.903) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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74°
100%

71.2%
0.175
124°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb306

#8cb306 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.175 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Green (#88b407). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb306 mixed with white

  1. 8cb306
  2. 97bb3b
  3. a2c357
  4. adcb6f
  5. b8d285
  6. c4da9a
  7. cfe2af
  8. dbe9c3
  9. e7f0d7
  10. f3f8eb

Darker: #8cb306 mixed with black

  1. 8cb306
  2. 799b04
  3. 678403
  4. 556e02
  5. 435801
  6. 334301
  7. 232f00
  8. 141d00
  9. 070c00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb306 with less saturation

  1. 8cb306
  2. 8eb22f
  3. 90b044
  4. 92af54
  5. 95ad62
  6. 97ac6e
  7. 99aa79
  8. 9ba884
  9. 9da68e
  10. a0a498

Questions about #8cb306

What color is #8cb306?

#8cb306 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Brilliant Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 179, 6), in HSL hsl(73.53, 93.51%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.207% 0.17535 123.903).

What colors go well with #8cb306?

The complementary color of #8cb306 is #ba82fa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c49e00 and #17c16d. The triadic partners are #00aaff and #f86c96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb306?

Black text reads better on #8cb306: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb306 a warm or cool color?

#8cb306 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.175.