Information about #8CED05 color

#8CED05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8CED05 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 237, 5) — 54.9% red, 92.9% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 0 / 98 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8CED05 is a pure, full-strength yellow-green that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vivid Spring Bud (#91E700). Slightly further away sit Bright Lime (#87FD05) and Alien Armpit (#84DE02).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(140, 237, 5)), which gives #8CED05 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8CED05 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8CED05 color variations

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

#8CED05 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 #8CED05

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CED05
  • RGB140, 237, 5
  • CMYK41, 0, 98, 7
  • CSSrgb(140, 237, 5)
  • HSL85°, 96%, 47%
  • HSL Precise85.086°, 95.868%, 47.451%
  • HSV85°, 98%, 93%
  • HSB85°, 98%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.929, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.929, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.929, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8CED05
  • DECIMAL ID9235717
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01