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#97D217

#97d217 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#97d217 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, 82.35% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.05% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 78.93°, with 80.26% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5273

Complementary

  1. #97d217
  2. #5217d2

Split complementary

  1. #97d217
  2. #173ad2
  3. #b017d2

Analogous

  1. #d2b017
  2. #97d217
  3. #3ad217

Triadic

  1. #97d217
  2. #1797d2
  3. #d21797

Tetradic

  1. #97d217
  2. #17d252
  3. #5217d2
  4. #d21797

Square

  1. #97d217
  2. #17d2b0
  3. #5217d2
  4. #d2173a

Monochromatic

  1. #344808
  2. #658d0f
  3. #97d217
  4. #b8eb4a
  5. #d3f38f

Shades

#97d217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97d217
  2. #88bd15
  3. #79a812
  4. #6a9310
  5. #5b7e0e
  6. #4c690c
  7. #3c5409
  8. #2d3f07
  9. #1e2a05
  10. #0f1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#97d217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97d217
  2. #a1d72e
  3. #acdb45
  4. #b6e05d
  5. #c1e474
  6. #cbe98b
  7. #d5eda2
  8. #e0f2b9
  9. #eaf6d1
  10. #f5fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97d217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97d217
  2. #95ca22
  3. #92c22c
  4. #90b937
  5. #8eb141
  6. #8ca94c
  7. #89a156
  8. #879961
  9. #85906b
  10. #828876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dc8b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bcc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97d217 {
  color: #97d217;
}
Background
.bg-97d217 {
  background-color: #97d217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97d217 {
  border: 2px solid #97d217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97d217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 210 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97d217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97d217, #3ad217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97d217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 210 23 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.33 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.84 #682de8 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97d217  rgb(151, 210, 23)  hsl(79, 80%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#5217d2  rgb(82, 23, 210)  hsl(259, 80%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#1797d2  rgb(23, 151, 210)  hsl(199, 80%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d21797  rgb(210, 23, 151)  hsl(319, 80%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red