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#69BD09

#69bd09 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#69bd09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 74.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.24% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 88°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3942

Complementary

  1. #69bd09
  2. #5d09bd

Split complementary

  1. #69bd09
  2. #090fbd
  3. #b709bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb709
  2. #69bd09
  3. #0fbd09

Triadic

  1. #69bd09
  2. #0969bd
  3. #bd0969

Tetradic

  1. #69bd09
  2. #09bd5d
  3. #5d09bd
  4. #bd0969

Square

  1. #69bd09
  2. #09bdb7
  3. #5d09bd
  4. #bd090f

Monochromatic

  1. #182b02
  2. #407406
  3. #69bd09
  4. #90f41e
  5. #b4f867

Shades

#69bd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69bd09
  2. #5faa08
  3. #549707
  4. #4a8406
  5. #3f7105
  6. #355f05
  7. #2a4c04
  8. #203903
  9. #152602
  10. #0b1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#69bd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69bd09
  2. #78c422
  3. #87ca3a
  4. #96d153
  5. #a5d76b
  6. #b4de84
  7. #c3e59d
  8. #d2ebb5
  9. #e1f2ce
  10. #f0f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69bd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69bd09
  2. #6bb715
  3. #6eb121
  4. #70ab2d
  5. #72a539
  6. #759f45
  7. #779850
  8. #79925c
  9. #7b8c68
  10. #7e8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68b5a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68b87f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69bd09 {
  color: #69bd09;
}
Background
.bg-69bd09 {
  background-color: #69bd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-69bd09 {
  border: 2px solid #69bd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69bd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 189 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69bd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69bd09, #0fbd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69bd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 189 9 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.40 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.27 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.84 #9642f6 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#69bd09  rgb(105, 189, 9)  hsl(88, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#5d09bd  rgb(93, 9, 189)  hsl(268, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0969bd  rgb(9, 105, 189)  hsl(208, 91%, 39%)  Denim
#bd0969  rgb(189, 9, 105)  hsl(328, 91%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam