Palettes / Colors / #8EB503

#8EB503 — Vivid Green

#8EB503 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 #8EB503 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.

#8EB503 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 #2903B5; it also sits naturally between #B58203 and #35B503. 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 56% · Green 71% · Blue 1%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EB503

.text { color: #8EB503; }
.background { background-color: #8EB503; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EB503; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 181, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 97%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EB503; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 181, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EB503; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 181, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EB503">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EB503">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2903B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EB503: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EB503

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 #8EB503 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 #8EB503 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 #8EB503?

#8EB503 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 142, 181, 3). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EB503?

#8EB503 is RGB 142, 181, 3 — HSL 73°, 97%, 36% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 98%, 29%.

What colors go with #8EB503?

Its complement is #2903B5; analogous partners are #B58203 and #35B503. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EB503 for text?

Black text on #8EB503 has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.