What color is #80E012?

#80E012 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(128, 224, 18), and in HSL hsl(88, 85%, 47%).

Is #80E012 accessible as text?

On white, #80E012 has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 12.59:1 (passes). For text placed on #80E012, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #80E012?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #80E012?

#80E012 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #7112DE. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #80E012 below.

Is #80E012 good for buttons?

#80E012 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #80E012 — white text only reaches 1.67:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #80E012 the same as CSS yellowgreen?

No — #80E012 is not the CSS named color yellowgreen, but yellowgreen (#9ACD32) is the closest CSS named color.

#80E012 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #80E012

Not just a swatch — here's how #80E012 works with other colors. Named schemes with #80E012 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #80E012 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #AEFF6B

Yellow Green is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Yellow Green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #80E012 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Yellow Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #80E012 Secondary #4E6B3A Accent #AE6B00 Surface #EFEAD6 Anchor #3D2F21

Yellow Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #80E012 Secondary #DBFDC6 Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Yellow Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Yellow Green carrying the quiet middle.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #80E012 Accent #A8C4B9 Surface #E2D9BE Secondary #9AA09F Anchor #193648

Yellow Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

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Color Lab

How #80E012 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 55/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 44/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 20/100

Low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 16/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 12/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 22/100

Low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 89/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 18/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 37/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 50/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #80E012

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People also use #80E012 with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 11.1:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E5F5D3 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #3BDE12 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #80E012 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #80E012;
  --color-base-rgb: 128 224 18;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(81.5% 0.229 133.8);
  --color-50: #F8FEF0;
  --color-100: #ECFDD8;
  --color-200: #D9F9B4;
  --color-300: #BBEE81;
  --color-400: #9EDF53;
  --color-500: #7FC530;
  --color-600: #64962C;
  --color-700: #4A6A25;
  --color-800: #32451C;
  --color-900: #1F2A13;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  yellow-green: {
    50: '#F8FEF0',
    100: '#ECFDD8',
    200: '#D9F9B4',
    300: '#BBEE81',
    400: '#9EDF53',
    500: '#7FC530',
    600: '#64962C',
    700: '#4A6A25',
    800: '#32451C',
    900: '#1F2A13',
  },
}

$base: #80E012;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F8FEF0;
$base-100: #ECFDD8;
$base-200: #D9F9B4;
$base-300: #BBEE81;
$base-400: #9EDF53;
$base-500: #7FC530;
$base-600: #64962C;
$base-700: #4A6A25;
$base-800: #32451C;
$base-900: #1F2A13;
$base-hover: #65B10E;
$base-subtle: #D8F1BC;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#80E012",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#ECFDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D9F9B4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#BBEE81",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#9EDF53",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#7FC530",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#64962C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#4A6A25",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#32451C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1F2A13",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #80E012

Color Lab

Pairs with #80E012

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