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#78D61A

#78d61a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#78d61a 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, 83.92% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.85% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 78.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.5216

Complementary

  1. #78d61a
  2. #781ad6

Split complementary

  1. #78d61a
  2. #1a1ad6
  3. #d61ad6

Analogous

  1. #d6d61a
  2. #78d61a
  3. #1ad61a

Triadic

  1. #78d61a
  2. #1a78d6
  3. #d61a78

Tetradic

  1. #78d61a
  2. #1ad678
  3. #781ad6
  4. #d61a78

Square

  1. #78d61a
  2. #1ad6d6
  3. #781ad6
  4. #d61a1a

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4e09
  2. #529212
  3. #78d61a
  4. #9eea52
  5. #c5f297

Shades

#78d61a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78d61a
  2. #6cc117
  3. #60ab15
  4. #549612
  5. #488010
  6. #3c6b0d
  7. #30560a
  8. #244008
  9. #182b05
  10. #0c1503
  11. #000000

Tints

#78d61a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78d61a
  2. #86da31
  3. #93de48
  4. #a1e25f
  5. #aee676
  6. #bceb8d
  7. #c9efa3
  8. #d7f3ba
  9. #e4f7d1
  10. #f2fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78d61a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78d61a
  2. #79cd24
  3. #7ac52e
  4. #7abc39
  5. #7bb443
  6. #7cab4d
  7. #7da257
  8. #7e9a61
  9. #7e916c
  10. #7f8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76cdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #becb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c72d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77d192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78d61a {
  color: #78d61a;
}
Background
.bg-78d61a {
  background-color: #78d61a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78d61a {
  border: 2px solid #78d61a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78d61a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 214 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78d61a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78d61a, #1ad61a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78d61a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 214 26 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.97 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.92 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.11 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.41 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 9.03 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 9.06 #8729e5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#78d61a  rgb(120, 214, 26)  hsl(90, 78%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#781ad6  rgb(120, 26, 214)  hsl(270, 78%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#1a78d6  rgb(26, 120, 214)  hsl(210, 78%, 47%)  True Blue
#d61a78  rgb(214, 26, 120)  hsl(330, 78%, 47%)  Telemagenta