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#97CD3C

#97cd3c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97cd3c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.73% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 82.34°, with 59.18% saturation and 51.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5057

Complementary

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #723ccd

Split complementary

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #3c4fcd
  3. #ba3ccd

Analogous

  1. #cdba3c
  2. #97cd3c
  3. #4fcd3c

Triadic

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #3c97cd
  3. #cd3c97

Tetradic

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #3ccd72
  3. #723ccd
  4. #cd3c97

Square

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #3ccdba
  3. #723ccd
  4. #cd3c4f

Monochromatic

  1. #405917
  2. #6c9626
  3. #97cd3c
  4. #b7dd79
  5. #d8ecb6

Shades

#97cd3c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #88b936
  3. #79a430
  4. #6a902a
  5. #5b7b24
  6. #4c671e
  7. #3c5218
  8. #2d3e12
  9. #1e290c
  10. #0f1506
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cd3c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #a1d250
  3. #acd763
  4. #b6dc77
  5. #c1e18a
  6. #cbe69e
  7. #d5ebb1
  8. #e0f0c5
  9. #eaf5d8
  10. #f5faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cd3c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cd3c
  2. #95c543
  3. #92be4a
  4. #90b650
  5. #8eae57
  6. #8ca75e
  7. #899f65
  8. #87976c
  9. #858f72
  10. #828879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc39a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cc4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c52f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ac890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cd3c {
  color: #97cd3c;
}
Background
.bg-97cd3c {
  background-color: #97cd3c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cd3c {
  border: 2px solid #97cd3c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cd3c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cd3c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cd3c, #4fcd3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cd3c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 60 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.42 #6832c3 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cd3c  rgb(151, 205, 60)  hsl(82, 59%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#723ccd  rgb(114, 60, 205)  hsl(262, 59%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#3c97cd  rgb(60, 151, 205)  hsl(202, 59%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#cd3c97  rgb(205, 60, 151)  hsl(322, 59%, 52%)  Mulberry