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#96CC02

#96cc02 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#96cc02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 80% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.02% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 76.04°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4967

Complementary

  1. #96cc02
  2. #3802cc

Split complementary

  1. #96cc02
  2. #0231cc
  3. #9d02cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9d02
  2. #96cc02
  3. #31cc02

Triadic

  1. #96cc02
  2. #0296cc
  3. #cc0296

Tetradic

  1. #96cc02
  2. #02cc38
  3. #3802cc
  4. #cc0296

Square

  1. #96cc02
  2. #02cc9d
  3. #3802cc
  4. #cc0231

Monochromatic

  1. #273401
  2. #5e8001
  3. #96cc02
  4. #c1fd1e
  5. #d6fe69

Shades

#96cc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96cc02
  2. #87b802
  3. #78a302
  4. #698f01
  5. #5a7a01
  6. #4b6601
  7. #3c5201
  8. #2d3d01
  9. #1e2900
  10. #0f1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#96cc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96cc02
  2. #a1d11b
  3. #abd635
  4. #b6db4e
  5. #c0e067
  6. #cbe681
  7. #d5eb9a
  8. #e0f0b3
  9. #eaf5cc
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96cc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96cc02
  2. #94c40f
  3. #92bd1b
  4. #8fb528
  5. #8dae34
  6. #8ba641
  7. #899e4e
  8. #87975a
  9. #848f67
  10. #828873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dc2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ac689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96cc02 {
  color: #96cc02;
}
Background
.bg-96cc02 {
  background-color: #96cc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96cc02 {
  border: 2px solid #96cc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96cc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 204 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96cc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96cc02, #31cc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96cc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 204 2 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.55 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.73 #6933fd Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#96cc02  rgb(150, 204, 2)  hsl(76, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3802cc  rgb(56, 2, 204)  hsl(256, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0296cc  rgb(2, 150, 204)  hsl(196, 98%, 40%)  Carolina Blue
#cc0296  rgb(204, 2, 150)  hsl(316, 98%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red