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#89CF09

#89cf09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#89cf09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 81.18% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 81.21°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4996

Complementary

  1. #89cf09
  2. #4f09cf

Split complementary

  1. #89cf09
  2. #0926cf
  3. #b209cf

Analogous

  1. #cfb209
  2. #89cf09
  3. #26cf09

Triadic

  1. #89cf09
  2. #0989cf
  3. #cf0989

Tetradic

  1. #89cf09
  2. #09cf4f
  3. #4f09cf
  4. #cf0989

Square

  1. #89cf09
  2. #09cfb2
  3. #4f09cf
  4. #cf0926

Monochromatic

  1. #283c03
  2. #588606
  3. #89cf09
  4. #aff62f
  5. #cbf978

Shades

#89cf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89cf09
  2. #7bba08
  3. #6ea607
  4. #609106
  5. #527c05
  6. #456805
  7. #375304
  8. #293e03
  9. #1b2902
  10. #0e1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#89cf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89cf09
  2. #95d422
  3. #a1d93a
  4. #acdd53
  5. #b8e26b
  6. #c4e784
  7. #d0ec9d
  8. #dcf1b5
  9. #e7f5ce
  10. #f3fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89cf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89cf09
  2. #88c715
  3. #87bf21
  4. #86b72d
  5. #85af39
  6. #85a845
  7. #84a050
  8. #83985c
  9. #829068
  10. #818874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aac495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dc6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c323 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bc98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89cf09 {
  color: #89cf09;
}
Background
.bg-89cf09 {
  background-color: #89cf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89cf09 {
  border: 2px solid #89cf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89cf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 207 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89cf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89cf09, #26cf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89cf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 207 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.75 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.90 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.76 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.31 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.20 #7630f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#89cf09  rgb(137, 207, 9)  hsl(81, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4f09cf  rgb(79, 9, 207)  hsl(261, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0989cf  rgb(9, 137, 207)  hsl(201, 92%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cf0989  rgb(207, 9, 137)  hsl(321, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red