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#65BF09

#65bf09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#65bf09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 74.9% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 89.67°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4005

Complementary

  1. #65bf09
  2. #6309bf

Split complementary

  1. #65bf09
  2. #090abf
  3. #be09bf

Analogous

  1. #bfbe09
  2. #65bf09
  3. #0abf09

Triadic

  1. #65bf09
  2. #0965bf
  3. #bf0965

Tetradic

  1. #65bf09
  2. #09bf63
  3. #6309bf
  4. #bf0965

Square

  1. #65bf09
  2. #09bfbe
  3. #6309bf
  4. #bf090a

Monochromatic

  1. #182d02
  2. #3e7606
  3. #65bf09
  4. #8bf420
  5. #b1f869

Shades

#65bf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #65bf09
  2. #5bac08
  3. #519907
  4. #478606
  5. #3d7305
  6. #336005
  7. #284c04
  8. #1e3903
  9. #142602
  10. #0a1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#65bf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #65bf09
  2. #74c522
  3. #84cc3a
  4. #93d253
  5. #a3d96b
  6. #b2df84
  7. #c1e59d
  8. #d1ecb5
  9. #e0f2ce
  10. #f0f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#65bf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #65bf09
  2. #68b915
  3. #6ab221
  4. #6dac2d
  5. #70a639
  6. #73a045
  7. #759950
  8. #78935c
  9. #7b8d68
  10. #7d8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62b7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b121 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63ba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-65bf09 {
  color: #65bf09;
}
Background
.bg-65bf09 {
  background-color: #65bf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-65bf09 {
  border: 2px solid #65bf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #65bf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 191 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-65bf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #65bf09, #0abf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-65bf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 191 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.05 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.22 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.18 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.32 #9a40f6 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#65bf09  rgb(101, 191, 9)  hsl(90, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#6309bf  rgb(99, 9, 191)  hsl(270, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0965bf  rgb(9, 101, 191)  hsl(210, 91%, 39%)  Denim
#bf0965  rgb(191, 9, 101)  hsl(330, 91%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam