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#97CD1C

#97cd1c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97cd1c 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, 80.39% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 78.31°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5033

Complementary

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #521ccd

Split complementary

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #1c3ecd
  3. #ab1ccd

Analogous

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #97cd1c
  3. #3ecd1c

Triadic

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #1c97cd
  3. #cd1c97

Tetradic

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #1ccd52
  3. #521ccd
  4. #cd1c97

Square

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #1ccdab
  3. #521ccd
  4. #cd1c3e

Monochromatic

  1. #34460a
  2. #658a13
  3. #97cd1c
  4. #b8e74f
  5. #d3f092

Shades

#97cd1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #88b919
  3. #79a416
  4. #6a9014
  5. #5b7b11
  6. #4c670e
  7. #3c520b
  8. #2d3e08
  9. #1e2906
  10. #0f1503
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cd1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #a1d233
  3. #acd749
  4. #b6dc60
  5. #c1e177
  6. #cbe68e
  7. #d5eba4
  8. #e0f0bb
  9. #eaf5d2
  10. #f5fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cd1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cd1c
  2. #95c526
  3. #92be30
  4. #90b63a
  5. #8eae44
  6. #8ca74e
  7. #899f58
  8. #879762
  9. #858f6c
  10. #828876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ec3af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc32c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cd1c {
  color: #97cd1c;
}
Background
.bg-97cd1c {
  background-color: #97cd1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cd1c {
  border: 2px solid #97cd1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cd1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cd1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cd1c, #3ecd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cd1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.61 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.13 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.57 #6832e3 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cd1c  rgb(151, 205, 28)  hsl(78, 76%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#521ccd  rgb(82, 28, 205)  hsl(258, 76%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#1c97cd  rgb(28, 151, 205)  hsl(198, 76%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#cd1c97  rgb(205, 28, 151)  hsl(318, 76%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red