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#90CD09

#90cd09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#90cd09 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, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 78.67°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4961

Complementary

  1. #90cd09
  2. #4609cd

Split complementary

  1. #90cd09
  2. #092ecd
  3. #a809cd

Analogous

  1. #cda809
  2. #90cd09
  3. #2ecd09

Triadic

  1. #90cd09
  2. #0990cd
  3. #cd0990

Tetradic

  1. #90cd09
  2. #09cd46
  3. #4609cd
  4. #cd0990

Square

  1. #90cd09
  2. #09cda8
  3. #4609cd
  4. #cd092e

Monochromatic

  1. #293a03
  2. #5d8406
  3. #90cd09
  4. #b7f62d
  5. #d0f976

Shades

#90cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #90cd09
  2. #82b908
  3. #73a407
  4. #659006
  5. #567b05
  6. #486705
  7. #3a5204
  8. #2b3e03
  9. #1d2902
  10. #0e1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#90cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #90cd09
  2. #9bd222
  3. #a6d73a
  4. #b1dc53
  5. #bce16b
  6. #c8e684
  7. #d3eb9d
  8. #def0b5
  9. #e9f5ce
  10. #f4fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#90cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #90cd09
  2. #8ec515
  3. #8dbe21
  4. #8bb62d
  5. #8aae39
  6. #88a745
  7. #869f50
  8. #85975c
  9. #838f68
  10. #828874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96c3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-90cd09 {
  color: #90cd09;
}
Background
.bg-90cd09 {
  background-color: #90cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-90cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #90cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #90cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-90cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90cd09, #2ecd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-90cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.05 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.38 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.40 #6f32f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#90cd09  rgb(144, 205, 9)  hsl(79, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#4609cd  rgb(70, 9, 205)  hsl(259, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0990cd  rgb(9, 144, 205)  hsl(199, 92%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#cd0990  rgb(205, 9, 144)  hsl(319, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red