Close to Green Yellow
#8BEE09
#8BEE09 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Green Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 93.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 86°, with 93% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8BEE09.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.47:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.33:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8BEE09 as they’d see it.
#8BEE09 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8BEE09
What color is #8BEE09?
#8BEE09 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Green Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 93.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 86°, with 93% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8BEE09 in RGB?
#8BEE09 is rgb(139, 238, 9): 139 red, 238 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8BEE09 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 0, 96, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8BEE09?
PANTONE 375 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8BEE09?
Its complement #E6CBFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.