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#79CC26

#79cc26 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79cc26 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, 80% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 68.6% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.4739

Complementary

  1. #79cc26
  2. #7926cc

Split complementary

  1. #79cc26
  2. #2626cc
  3. #cc26cc

Analogous

  1. #cccc26
  2. #79cc26
  3. #26cc26

Triadic

  1. #79cc26
  2. #2679cc
  3. #cc2679

Tetradic

  1. #79cc26
  2. #26cc79
  3. #7926cc
  4. #cc2679

Square

  1. #79cc26
  2. #26cccc
  3. #7926cc
  4. #cc2626

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4b0e
  2. #538c1a
  3. #79cc26
  4. #9fe15e
  5. #c5ed9e

Shades

#79cc26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79cc26
  2. #6db822
  3. #61a31e
  4. #558f1b
  5. #497a17
  6. #3d6613
  7. #30520f
  8. #243d0b
  9. #182908
  10. #0c1404
  11. #000000

Tints

#79cc26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79cc26
  2. #86d13c
  3. #94d651
  4. #a1db67
  5. #afe07d
  6. #bce693
  7. #c9eba8
  8. #d7f0be
  9. #e4f5d4
  10. #f2fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79cc26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79cc26
  2. #7ac42f
  3. #7abd38
  4. #7bb541
  5. #7cae4a
  6. #7da653
  7. #7d9e5c
  8. #7e9765
  9. #7f8f6e
  10. #7f8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b53a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79c4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7c207 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afbe33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79cc26 {
  color: #79cc26;
}
Background
.bg-79cc26 {
  background-color: #79cc26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79cc26 {
  border: 2px solid #79cc26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79cc26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 204 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79cc26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79cc26, #26cc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79cc26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 204 38 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.58 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.38 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.24 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.31 #8633d9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#79cc26  rgb(121, 204, 38)  hsl(90, 69%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#7926cc  rgb(121, 38, 204)  hsl(270, 69%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#2679cc  rgb(38, 121, 204)  hsl(210, 69%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#cc2679  rgb(204, 38, 121)  hsl(330, 69%, 47%)  Telemagenta