Palettes / Colors / #8AEB28

#8AEB28 — Vivid Green

#8AEB28 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #8AEB28 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8AEB28 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A28EB; it also sits naturally between #EBEB28 and #28EB28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 92% · Blue 16%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8AEB28

.text { color: #8AEB28; }
.background { background-color: #8AEB28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEB28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 235, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEB28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 235, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEB28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 235, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AEB28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEB28">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A28EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEB28: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AEB28

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8AEB28 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8AEB28 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8AEB27  ·  #8AEB29 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEB28?

#8AEB28 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 138, 235, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEB28?

#8AEB28 is RGB 138, 235, 40 — HSL 90°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 83%, 8%.

What colors go with #8AEB28?

Its complement is #8A28EB; analogous partners are #EBEB28 and #28EB28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEB28 for text?

Black text on #8AEB28 has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.