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#79CA18

#79ca18 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79ca18 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 79.22% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.12% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 87.3°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4637

Complementary

  1. #79ca18
  2. #6918ca

Split complementary

  1. #79ca18
  2. #1820ca
  3. #c218ca

Analogous

  1. #cac218
  2. #79ca18
  3. #20ca18

Triadic

  1. #79ca18
  2. #1879ca
  3. #ca1879

Tetradic

  1. #79ca18
  2. #18ca69
  3. #6918ca
  4. #ca1879

Square

  1. #79ca18
  2. #18cac2
  3. #6918ca
  4. #ca1820

Monochromatic

  1. #274108
  2. #508610
  3. #79ca18
  4. #9fe946
  5. #c2f18a

Shades

#79ca18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ca18
  2. #6db616
  3. #61a213
  4. #558d11
  5. #49790e
  6. #3d650c
  7. #30510a
  8. #243d07
  9. #182805
  10. #0c1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ca18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ca18
  2. #86cf2f
  3. #94d546
  4. #a1da5d
  5. #afdf74
  6. #bce58c
  7. #c9eaa3
  8. #d7efba
  9. #e4f4d1
  10. #f2fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ca18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ca18
  2. #7ac322
  3. #7abb2d
  4. #7bb437
  5. #7cac42
  6. #7da54c
  7. #7d9e56
  8. #7e9661
  9. #7f8f6b
  10. #7f8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1be91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ac1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aebd2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ca18 {
  color: #79ca18;
}
Background
.bg-79ca18 {
  background-color: #79ca18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ca18 {
  border: 2px solid #79ca18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ca18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 202 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ca18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ca18, #20ca18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ca18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 202 24 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.39 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.00 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.80 #8635e7 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#79ca18  rgb(121, 202, 24)  hsl(87, 79%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#6918ca  rgb(105, 24, 202)  hsl(267, 79%, 44%)  Han Purple
#1879ca  rgb(24, 121, 202)  hsl(207, 79%, 44%)  True Blue
#ca1879  rgb(202, 24, 121)  hsl(327, 79%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red