#8DCD2D

Accessibility

AAA

10.9:1

Vs white / black

1.93:1 · 10.9:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8dcd2d

RGB

rgb(141, 205, 45)

RGBA

rgba(141, 205, 45, 1)

HSL

hsl(84, 64%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(84, 64%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(84, 78%, 80%)

LAB

lab(75.77% -43.11 67.14)

LCH

lch(75.77% 79.79 122.7)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7766 -0.1231 0.1481)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7766 0.1926 129.73)

XYZ

xyz(33.29, 49.51, 10.29)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 0%, 78%, 20%)

CSS

color: #8dcd2d;

CSS variable

--color-8dcd2d: #8dcd2d;

SCSS

$color-8dcd2d: #8dcd2d;

JavaScript

const color = "#8dcd2d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8dcd2d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8dcd2d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8dcd2d", "rgb": { "r": 141, "g": 205, "b": 45 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7766 0.1926 129.73)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8dcd2d-1: #8dcd2d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-500

Similar · ΔE 1.39 · #84CC16

Nearest CSS named color

YellowGreen

Similar · ΔE 1.98 · #9ACD32

Nearest Material color

light-green-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.19 · #8BC34A

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 28.04 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50dcffb1 100ccf99d 200b4e87a 30099d350 40079b700 5005e9a00 6004e8200 7003c6800 8002c4f00 9001c3800 9500a2200

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6fbee ecf7dc e3f3cb d9eeb9 d0eaa8 c6e696 bde285 b3de73 aada62 a0d550 97d13f 8dcd2d 81bc29 76ab26 6a9a22 5e891e 52781a 476717 3b5513 2f440f 23330b 172207 0c1104

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6fbee ecf7dc e3f3cb d9eeb9 d0eaa8 c6e696 bde285 b3de73 aada62 a0d550 97d13f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

81bc29 76ab26 6a9a22 5e891e 52781a 476717 3b5513 2f440f 23330b 172207 0c1104

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8cc734 8bc03b 8aba42 89b349 88ad50 87a757 85a05d 849a64 83936b 828d72 818679

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8DCD2DStop 1 #6D2DCDStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CDBD2DStop 1 #8DCD2DStop 2 #3DCD2DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8DCD2DStop 1 #2D8DCDStop 2 #CD2D8DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8DCD2DStop 1 #2D3DCDStop 2 #BD2DCDStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3A5412Stop 1 #659220Stop 2 #90D12EStop 3 #B1DF6DStop 4 #D3EDABStop 5

Using this color

Where #8dcd2d works

#8DCD2D (#8dcd2d) sits in the lime family at about 84° hue, 64% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 1.93:1 on white and 10.9:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

primary buttons and key accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8dcd2d as small body text on white — 1.93:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, youth, and experimentation. High-visibility accents and playful UIs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Lime range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind lime 500#84CC16 Web Safe #99CC33#99CC33 Spectrum #96CB25#96CB25 YellowGreen#9ACD32 Spectrum #8AD043#8AD043 Spectrum #97D73C#97D73C Spectrum #98CA0C#98CA0C Spectrum #84C02A#84C02A Web Safe #99CC00#99CC00 Spectrum #86C011#86C011 Spectrum #9CC544#9CC544 Spectrum #77D71D#77D71D