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#97DB16

#97db16 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#97db16 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, 85.88% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.95% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 80.71°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.573

Complementary

  1. #97db16
  2. #5a16db

Split complementary

  1. #97db16
  2. #1634db
  3. #bc16db

Analogous

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #97db16
  3. #34db16

Triadic

  1. #97db16
  2. #1697db
  3. #db1697

Tetradic

  1. #97db16
  2. #16db5a
  3. #5a16db
  4. #db1697

Square

  1. #97db16
  2. #16dbbc
  3. #5a16db
  4. #db1634

Monochromatic

  1. #375008
  2. #67950f
  3. #97db16
  4. #b7ed50
  5. #d4f496

Shades

#97db16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97db16
  2. #88c514
  3. #79af12
  4. #6a990f
  5. #5b830d
  6. #4c6e0b
  7. #3c5809
  8. #2d4207
  9. #1e2c04
  10. #0f1602
  11. #000000

Tints

#97db16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97db16
  2. #a1df2d
  3. #ace245
  4. #b6e65c
  5. #c1e973
  6. #cbed8b
  7. #d5f1a2
  8. #e0f4b9
  9. #eaf8d0
  10. #f5fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97db16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97db16
  2. #95d221
  3. #92c92b
  4. #90c036
  5. #8eb740
  6. #8cae4b
  7. #89a456
  8. #879b60
  9. #85926b
  10. #828975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6cf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc634 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cd1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5cf2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ad595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97db16 {
  color: #97db16;
}
Background
.bg-97db16 {
  background-color: #97db16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97db16 {
  border: 2px solid #97db16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97db16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 219 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97db16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97db16, #34db16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97db16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 219 22 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.24 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.76 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.13 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.57 #6824e9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97db16  rgb(151, 219, 22)  hsl(81, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#5a16db  rgb(90, 22, 219)  hsl(261, 82%, 47%)  Han Purple
#1697db  rgb(22, 151, 219)  hsl(201, 82%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#db1697  rgb(219, 22, 151)  hsl(321, 82%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red