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#97C712

#97c712 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97c712 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 78.04% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.95% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.91°, with 83.41% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4747

Complementary

  1. #97c712
  2. #4212c7

Split complementary

  1. #97c712
  2. #123dc7
  3. #9c12c7

Analogous

  1. #c79c12
  2. #97c712
  3. #3dc712

Triadic

  1. #97c712
  2. #1297c7
  3. #c71297

Tetradic

  1. #97c712
  2. #12c742
  3. #4212c7
  4. #c71297

Square

  1. #97c712
  2. #12c79c
  3. #4212c7
  4. #c7123d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3b05
  2. #62810c
  3. #97c712
  4. #bded38
  5. #d4f37f

Shades

#97c712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97c712
  2. #88b310
  3. #799f0e
  4. #6a8b0d
  5. #5b770b
  6. #4c6409
  7. #3c5007
  8. #2d3c05
  9. #1e2804
  10. #0f1402
  11. #000000

Tints

#97c712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97c712
  2. #a1cd2a
  3. #acd241
  4. #b6d859
  5. #c1dd71
  6. #cbe389
  7. #d5e9a0
  8. #e0eeb8
  9. #eaf4d0
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97c712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97c712
  2. #95c01d
  3. #92b928
  4. #90b233
  5. #8eab3e
  6. #8ca449
  7. #899c54
  8. #87955f
  9. #858e6a
  10. #828775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abbe92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb72d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ebda9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bd25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97c712 {
  color: #97c712;
}
Background
.bg-97c712 {
  background-color: #97c712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97c712 {
  border: 2px solid #97c712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97c712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 199 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97c712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97c712, #3dc712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97c712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 199 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.93 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.88 #6838ed Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97c712  rgb(151, 199, 18)  hsl(76, 83%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#4212c7  rgb(66, 18, 199)  hsl(256, 83%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#1297c7  rgb(18, 151, 199)  hsl(196, 83%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#c71297  rgb(199, 18, 151)  hsl(316, 83%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red