Traffic Light Green is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #7366ff |
| Complementary Color | #0d0099 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Traffic Light Green Color. The Heart Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Verde Tropa (#758000) for more calm effect. Try Brilliant Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#0d0099 is the best complementary color to Traffic Light Green. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c9900 complementary color is Navy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive are #995900 and #3f9900. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9900 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chelsea Gem and Limeade colors as they work well with Traffic Light Green.
The split-complementary Traffic Light Green palette consists of #590099 and #003f99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0d0099). Try Purple and Smalt colors in combination with #8c9900, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8c9900 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Traffic Light Green. Thus Flirt and Deep Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Traffic Light Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Navy Blue, Green Haze, and Paprika split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9900 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Traffic Light Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#0d0099) and two others. The Deep Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Berry – 120° from the complementary Navy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #008b99 and #990c00.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c9900 is made of 48% red, 52% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Traffic Light Green has a hue angle of 65.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9900 is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #8c9900 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,153,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 52%, 0% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 60, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(65.1,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.1,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2107,-20.5421,63.2726) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2064,28.3579,4.3032) |