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#97CD09

#97cd09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#97cd09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 76.53°, 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5026

Complementary

  1. #97cd09
  2. #3f09cd

Split complementary

  1. #97cd09
  2. #0935cd
  3. #a109cd

Analogous

  1. #cda109
  2. #97cd09
  3. #35cd09

Triadic

  1. #97cd09
  2. #0997cd
  3. #cd0997

Tetradic

  1. #97cd09
  2. #09cd3f
  3. #3f09cd
  4. #cd0997

Square

  1. #97cd09
  2. #09cda1
  3. #3f09cd
  4. #cd0935

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3a03
  2. #618406
  3. #97cd09
  4. #bef62d
  5. #d5f976

Shades

#97cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cd09
  2. #88b908
  3. #79a407
  4. #6a9006
  5. #5b7b05
  6. #4c6705
  7. #3c5204
  8. #2d3e03
  9. #1e2902
  10. #0f1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cd09
  2. #a1d222
  3. #acd73a
  4. #b6dc53
  5. #c1e16b
  6. #cbe684
  7. #d5eb9d
  8. #e0f0b5
  9. #eaf5ce
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cd09
  2. #95c515
  3. #92be21
  4. #90b62d
  5. #8eae39
  6. #8ca745
  7. #899f50
  8. #87975c
  9. #858f68
  10. #828874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cd09 {
  color: #97cd09;
}
Background
.bg-97cd09 {
  background-color: #97cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #97cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cd09, #35cd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.50 #6832f6 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cd09  rgb(151, 205, 9)  hsl(77, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3f09cd  rgb(63, 9, 205)  hsl(257, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0997cd  rgb(9, 151, 205)  hsl(197, 92%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#cd0997  rgb(205, 9, 151)  hsl(317, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red