Palettes / Colors / #8ECD47

#8ECD47 — Green

#8ECD47 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 #8ECD47 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.

#8ECD47 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8547CD; it also sits naturally between #CDC847 and #4BCD47. 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 80% · Blue 28%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8ECD47

.text { color: #8ECD47; }
.background { background-color: #8ECD47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8ECD47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 205, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8ECD47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 205, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8ECD47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 205, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8ECD47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8ECD47">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8547CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8ECD47: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8ECD47

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 #8ECD47 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 #8ECD47 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

← #8ECD46  ·  #8ECD48 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8ECD47?

#8ECD47 is Green, a green color (RGB 142, 205, 71). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8ECD47?

#8ECD47 is RGB 142, 205, 71 — HSL 88°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 65%, 20%.

What colors go with #8ECD47?

Its complement is #8547CD; analogous partners are #CDC847 and #4BCD47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8ECD47 for text?

Black text on #8ECD47 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.