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#97CB00

#97cb00 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#97cb00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 79.61% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 75.37°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4929

Complementary

  1. #97cb00
  2. #3400cb

Split complementary

  1. #97cb00
  2. #0031cb
  3. #9900cb

Analogous

  1. #cb9900
  2. #97cb00
  3. #31cb00

Triadic

  1. #97cb00
  2. #0097cb
  3. #cb0097

Tetradic

  1. #97cb00
  2. #00cb34
  3. #3400cb
  4. #cb0097

Square

  1. #97cb00
  2. #00cb99
  3. #3400cb
  4. #cb0031

Monochromatic

  1. #253200
  2. #5e7e00
  3. #97cb00
  4. #c4ff18
  5. #d8ff65

Shades

#97cb00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cb00
  2. #88b700
  3. #79a200
  4. #6a8e00
  5. #5b7a00
  6. #4c6600
  7. #3c5100
  8. #2d3d00
  9. #1e2900
  10. #0f1400
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cb00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cb00
  2. #a1d01a
  3. #acd533
  4. #b6db4d
  5. #c1e066
  6. #cbe580
  7. #d5ea99
  8. #e0efb3
  9. #eaf5cc
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cb00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cb00
  2. #95c40d
  3. #92bc1a
  4. #90b526
  5. #8ead33
  6. #8ca640
  7. #899e4d
  8. #87975a
  9. #858f66
  10. #828873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc11e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cb00 {
  color: #97cb00;
}
Background
.bg-97cb00 {
  background-color: #97cb00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cb00 {
  border: 2px solid #97cb00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cb00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 203 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cb00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cb00, #31cb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cb00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 203 0 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.25 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.47 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.46 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.98 #6834ff Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cb00  rgb(151, 203, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3400cb  rgb(52, 0, 203)  hsl(255, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0097cb  rgb(0, 151, 203)  hsl(195, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cb0097  rgb(203, 0, 151)  hsl(315, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red