Palettes / Colors / #8CD035

#8CD035 — Green

#8CD035 is a green color we call 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 #8CD035 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.

#8CD035 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 #7835D0; it also sits naturally between #D0C535 and #3FD035. 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 55% · Green 82% · Blue 21%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CD035

.text { color: #8CD035; }
.background { background-color: #8CD035; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CD035; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 208, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 62%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CD035; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 208, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CD035; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 208, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CD035">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CD035">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7835D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CD035: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CD035

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 #8CD035 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 #8CD035 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CD035?

#8CD035 is Green, a green color (RGB 140, 208, 53). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CD035?

#8CD035 is RGB 140, 208, 53 — HSL 86°, 62%, 51% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 75%, 18%.

What colors go with #8CD035?

Its complement is #7835D0; analogous partners are #D0C535 and #3FD035. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CD035 for text?

Black text on #8CD035 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.