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#78CD33

#78cd33 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78cd33 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 80.39% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 93.12°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4789

Complementary

  1. #78cd33
  2. #8833cd

Split complementary

  1. #78cd33
  2. #3b33cd
  3. #cd33c5

Analogous

  1. #c5cd33
  2. #78cd33
  3. #33cd3b

Triadic

  1. #78cd33
  2. #3378cd
  3. #cd3378

Tetradic

  1. #78cd33
  2. #33cd88
  3. #8833cd
  4. #cd3378

Square

  1. #78cd33
  2. #33c5cd
  3. #8833cd
  4. #cd3b33

Monochromatic

  1. #305314
  2. #549023
  3. #78cd33
  4. #a1dc70
  5. #c9ebae

Shades

#78cd33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78cd33
  2. #6cb92e
  3. #60a429
  4. #549024
  5. #487b1f
  6. #3c671a
  7. #305214
  8. #243e0f
  9. #18290a
  10. #0c1505
  11. #000000

Tints

#78cd33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78cd33
  2. #86d247
  3. #93d75c
  4. #a1dc70
  5. #aee185
  6. #bce699
  7. #c9ebad
  8. #d7f0c2
  9. #e4f5d6
  10. #f2faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78cd33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78cd33
  2. #79c53b
  3. #7abe42
  4. #7ab64a
  5. #7bae52
  6. #7ca75a
  7. #7d9f61
  8. #7e9769
  9. #7e8f71
  10. #7f8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77c5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c322 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbf3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77c88f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78cd33 {
  color: #78cd33;
}
Background
.bg-78cd33 {
  background-color: #78cd33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78cd33 {
  border: 2px solid #78cd33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78cd33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 205 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78cd33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78cd33, #33cd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78cd33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 205 51 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.11 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.85 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.42 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.48 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.49 #8732cc Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#78cd33  rgb(120, 205, 51)  hsl(93, 61%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#8833cd  rgb(136, 51, 205)  hsl(273, 61%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#3378cd  rgb(51, 120, 205)  hsl(213, 61%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#cd3378  rgb(205, 51, 120)  hsl(333, 61%, 50%)  Telemagenta