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#96CD39

#96cd39 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#96cd39 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 80.39% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 82.3°, with 59.68% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.1.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5044

Complementary

  1. #96cd39
  2. #7039cd

Split complementary

  1. #96cd39
  2. #394ccd
  3. #ba39cd

Analogous

  1. #cdba39
  2. #96cd39
  3. #4ccd39

Triadic

  1. #96cd39
  2. #3996cd
  3. #cd3996

Tetradic

  1. #96cd39
  2. #39cd70
  3. #7039cd
  4. #cd3996

Square

  1. #96cd39
  2. #39cdba
  3. #7039cd
  4. #cd394c

Monochromatic

  1. #3f5716
  2. #6b9425
  3. #96cd39
  4. #b6dc76
  5. #d7ecb3

Shades

#96cd39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96cd39
  2. #87b933
  3. #78a42e
  4. #699028
  5. #5a7b22
  6. #4b671d
  7. #3c5217
  8. #2d3e11
  9. #1e290b
  10. #0f1506
  11. #000000

Tints

#96cd39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96cd39
  2. #a1d24d
  3. #abd761
  4. #b6dc74
  5. #c0e188
  6. #cbe69c
  7. #d5ebb0
  8. #e0f0c4
  9. #eaf5d7
  10. #f5faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96cd39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96cd39
  2. #94c540
  3. #92be47
  4. #8fb64e
  5. #8dae55
  6. #8ba75d
  7. #899f64
  8. #87976b
  9. #848f72
  10. #828879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bc4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c52b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc342 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96cd39 {
  color: #96cd39;
}
Background
.bg-96cd39 {
  background-color: #96cd39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96cd39 {
  border: 2px solid #96cd39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96cd39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 205 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96cd39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96cd39, #4ccd39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96cd39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 205 57 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.16 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.38 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.60 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.54 #6932c6 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#96cd39  rgb(150, 205, 57)  hsl(82, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#7039cd  rgb(112, 57, 205)  hsl(262, 60%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#3996cd  rgb(57, 150, 205)  hsl(202, 60%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#cd3996  rgb(205, 57, 150)  hsl(322, 60%, 51%)  Mulberry