Skip to content

#8FCA07 Color

#8FCA07 is rgb(143, 202, 7) in RGB, hsl(78, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 97%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FCA07
HEX#8FCA07
RGBrgb(143, 202, 7)
HSLhsl(78, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(78, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 97%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.199 127.8)
LABlab(75.12% -36.92 72.39)
LCHlch(75.12% 81.26 117.02)

What #8FCA07 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8FCA07, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 5.78Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 7.52Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.95Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.33Limerick#9DC209ΔE 8.98Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8FCA07 Channel Values

How #8FCA07 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 202 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FCA07 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FCA07 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FCA07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FCA07; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FCA07
Complementary
#4207CA
Analogous
#CAA307
Analogous
#2ECA07
Triadic
#078FCA
Triadic
#CA078F
Split comp.
#072ECA
Split comp.
#A307CA

Tints & Shades of #8FCA07

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABF109
#BAF72B
#C7F953
#D5FA7F
#E2FCA6
#EFFDCE

Shades

#7EB106
#699405
#577B04
#466204
#344A03
#1F2C02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FCA07.

How #8FCA07 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8FCA07
Protanopia#C2C20C
Protanomaly#B0C50A
Deuteranopia#B9B91B
Deuteranomaly#AAC015
Tritanopia#A0BEBE
Tritanomaly#99C397
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FCA07 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8fca07: #8FCA07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FCA07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fca07': '#8FCA07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.792, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_8fca07">#8FCA07</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FCA07"

More Green Colors

#8FCA07 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8FCA07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FCA07?

#8FCA07 is a mid-tone green — rgb(143, 202, 7) in RGB and hsl(78, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #8FCA07?

#8FCA07 is rgb(143, 202, 7) — red 143, green 202, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FCA07?

#8FCA07 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 97%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FCA07 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FCA07 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FCA07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FCA07 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #8FCA07 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.