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#79CA06

#79ca06 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#79ca06 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 79.22% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.03% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 84.8°, with 94.23% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4632

Complementary

  1. #79ca06
  2. #5706ca

Split complementary

  1. #79ca06
  2. #0617ca
  3. #b906ca

Analogous

  1. #cab906
  2. #79ca06
  3. #17ca06

Triadic

  1. #79ca06
  2. #0679ca
  3. #ca0679

Tetradic

  1. #79ca06
  2. #06ca57
  3. #5706ca
  4. #ca0679

Square

  1. #79ca06
  2. #06cab9
  3. #5706ca
  4. #ca0617

Monochromatic

  1. #203502
  2. #4c8004
  3. #79ca06
  4. #a1f824
  5. #c1fb6e

Shades

#79ca06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ca06
  2. #6db605
  3. #61a205
  4. #558d04
  5. #497904
  6. #3d6503
  7. #305102
  8. #243d02
  9. #182801
  10. #0c1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ca06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ca06
  2. #86cf1f
  3. #94d538
  4. #a1da51
  5. #afdf6a
  6. #bce583
  7. #c9ea9b
  8. #d7efb4
  9. #e4f4cd
  10. #f2fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ca06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ca06
  2. #7ac312
  3. #7abb1e
  4. #7bb42b
  5. #7cac37
  6. #7da543
  7. #7d9e4f
  8. #7e965b
  9. #7f8f68
  10. #7f8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1be90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ac1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebd22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ac588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ca06 {
  color: #79ca06;
}
Background
.bg-79ca06 {
  background-color: #79ca06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ca06 {
  border: 2px solid #79ca06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ca06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 202 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ca06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ca06, #17ca06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ca06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 202 6 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.47 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.81 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.43 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.81 #8635f9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#79ca06  rgb(121, 202, 6)  hsl(85, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#5706ca  rgb(87, 6, 202)  hsl(265, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0679ca  rgb(6, 121, 202)  hsl(205, 94%, 41%)  True Blue
#ca0679  rgb(202, 6, 121)  hsl(325, 94%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red