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#79CD16

#79cd16 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79cd16 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, 80.39% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 87.54°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4779

Complementary

  1. #79cd16
  2. #6a16cd

Split complementary

  1. #79cd16
  2. #161dcd
  3. #c616cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc616
  2. #79cd16
  3. #1dcd16

Triadic

  1. #79cd16
  2. #1679cd
  3. #cd1679

Tetradic

  1. #79cd16
  2. #16cd6a
  3. #6a16cd
  4. #cd1679

Square

  1. #79cd16
  2. #16cdc6
  3. #6a16cd
  4. #cd161d

Monochromatic

  1. #274307
  2. #50880f
  3. #79cd16
  4. #9feb45
  5. #c2f28a

Shades

#79cd16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79cd16
  2. #6db914
  3. #61a412
  4. #55900f
  5. #497b0d
  6. #3d670b
  7. #305209
  8. #243e07
  9. #182904
  10. #0c1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#79cd16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79cd16
  2. #86d22d
  3. #94d745
  4. #a1dc5c
  5. #afe173
  6. #bce68b
  7. #c9eba2
  8. #d7f0b9
  9. #e4f5d0
  10. #f2fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79cd16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79cd16
  2. #7ac521
  3. #7abe2b
  4. #7bb636
  5. #7cae40
  6. #7da74b
  7. #7d9f56
  8. #7e9760
  9. #7f8f6b
  10. #7f8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2c193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab532 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79c4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0bf29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c88b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79cd16 {
  color: #79cd16;
}
Background
.bg-79cd16 {
  background-color: #79cd16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79cd16 {
  border: 2px solid #79cd16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79cd16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 205 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79cd16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79cd16, #1dcd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79cd16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 205 22 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.67 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.29 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.65 #8632e9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#79cd16  rgb(121, 205, 22)  hsl(88, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#6a16cd  rgb(106, 22, 205)  hsl(268, 81%, 45%)  Han Purple
#1679cd  rgb(22, 121, 205)  hsl(208, 81%, 45%)  True Blue
#cd1679  rgb(205, 22, 121)  hsl(328, 81%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red