Information about #8CAA34 color

#8CAA34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8CAA34 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(140, 170, 52) (54.9% red, 66.7% green, 20.4% blue), or CMYK 12 / 0 / 46 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated yellow-green, #8CAA34 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pomelo (#96A53C). Slightly further away sit Icky Green (#8FAE22) and Sushi (#7C9F2F).

The recipe behind #8CAA34 is rgb(140, 170, 52), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8CAA34: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8CAA34 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8CAA34 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8CAA34

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CAA34
  • RGB140, 170, 52
  • CMYK12, 0, 46, 33
  • CSSrgb(140, 170, 52)
  • HSL75°, 53%, 44%
  • HSL Precise75.254°, 53.153%, 43.529%
  • HSV75°, 69%, 67%
  • HSB75°, 69%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.667, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.667, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.667, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8CAA34
  • DECIMAL ID9218612
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01