Yellow green

#8abc2e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for yellow green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Yellow green, a strong green at 81 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #8abc2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8abc2e

RGB138, 188, 46

HSL81, 61%, 46%

HSV81, 76%, 74%

CMYK27%, 0%, 76%, 26%

Lab70.57, -36.71, 61.88

XYZ28.96, 41.57, 9.08

Decimal9092142

Web safe#99cc33

Pantone376 C

Shades of yellow green

#7eac2a #729b26 #668b22 #5a7b1e #4e6a1a #425a16 #364a12 #2a390e #1e290a #121906

Tints of yellow green

#98ce36 #a3d34b #aed85f #b8dd74 #c3e289 #cde79e #d8ecb2 #e2f1c7 #edf6dc #f8fbf1

Colors that go with yellow green

Complementary#602ebc Analogous#bca72e Analogous#43bc2e Triadic#2e8abc Triadic#bc2e8a Split complementary#2e43bc Split complementary#a72ebc

Yellow green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 0, 76, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8abc2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 0 76 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 4 74 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Yellow green in css

Copy #8abc2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8abc2e; }
.text { color: #8abc2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abc2e; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8abc2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8abc2e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8abc2e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8abc2e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from yellow green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #8abc2e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.