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#90CB09

#90cb09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#90cb09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 79.61% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 78.25°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4866

Complementary

  1. #90cb09
  2. #4409cb

Split complementary

  1. #90cb09
  2. #092fcb
  3. #a509cb

Analogous

  1. #cba509
  2. #90cb09
  3. #2fcb09

Triadic

  1. #90cb09
  2. #0990cb
  3. #cb0990

Tetradic

  1. #90cb09
  2. #09cb44
  3. #4409cb
  4. #cb0990

Square

  1. #90cb09
  2. #09cba5
  3. #4409cb
  4. #cb092f

Monochromatic

  1. #283903
  2. #5c8206
  3. #90cb09
  4. #b8f62b
  5. #d0f974

Shades

#90cb09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90cb09
  2. #82b708
  3. #73a207
  4. #658e06
  5. #567a05
  6. #486605
  7. #3a5104
  8. #2b3d03
  9. #1d2902
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#90cb09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90cb09
  2. #9bd022
  3. #a6d53a
  4. #b1db53
  5. #bce06b
  6. #c8e584
  7. #d3ea9d
  8. #deefb5
  9. #e9f5ce
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90cb09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90cb09
  2. #8ec415
  3. #8dbc21
  4. #8bb52d
  5. #8aad39
  6. #88a645
  7. #869e50
  8. #85975c
  9. #838f68
  10. #828874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aac193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb82c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96c1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90cb09 {
  color: #90cb09;
}
Background
.bg-90cb09 {
  background-color: #90cb09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90cb09 {
  border: 2px solid #90cb09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90cb09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 203 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90cb09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90cb09, #2fcb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90cb09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 203 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.35 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.50 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.52 #6f34f6 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#90cb09  rgb(144, 203, 9)  hsl(78, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4409cb  rgb(68, 9, 203)  hsl(258, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0990cb  rgb(9, 144, 203)  hsl(198, 92%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#cb0990  rgb(203, 9, 144)  hsl(318, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red