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#99CA2F

#99ca2f ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#99ca2f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 79.22% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.73% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 78.97°, with 62.25% saturation and 48.82% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 0.76.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4922

Complementary

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #602fca

Split complementary

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #2f4bca
  3. #ad2fca

Analogous

  1. #caad2f
  2. #99ca2f
  3. #4bca2f

Triadic

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #2f99ca
  3. #ca2f99

Tetradic

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #2fca60
  3. #602fca
  4. #ca2f99

Square

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #2fcaad
  3. #602fca
  4. #ca2f4b

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4e12
  2. #6a8c21
  3. #99ca2f
  4. #b8dc69
  5. #d5eba7

Shades

#99ca2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #8ab62a
  3. #7aa226
  4. #6b8d21
  5. #5c791c
  6. #4d6518
  7. #3d5113
  8. #2e3d0e
  9. #1f2809
  10. #0f1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#99ca2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #a3cf44
  3. #add559
  4. #b8da6d
  5. #c2df82
  6. #cce597
  7. #d6eaac
  8. #e0efc1
  9. #ebf4d5
  10. #f5faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99ca2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99ca2f
  2. #97c337
  3. #94bb3f
  4. #92b447
  5. #8fac4f
  6. #8da558
  7. #8a9e60
  8. #889668
  9. #858f70
  10. #838778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c21c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc039 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dc48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99ca2f {
  color: #99ca2f;
}
Background
.bg-99ca2f {
  background-color: #99ca2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99ca2f {
  border: 2px solid #99ca2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99ca2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 202 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99ca2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99ca2f, #4bca2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99ca2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 202 47 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 0.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.05 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.19 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.45 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.98 #6635d0 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#99ca2f  rgb(153, 202, 47)  hsl(79, 62%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#602fca  rgb(96, 47, 202)  hsl(259, 62%, 49%)  Han Purple
#2f99ca  rgb(47, 153, 202)  hsl(199, 62%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ca2f99  rgb(202, 47, 153)  hsl(319, 62%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red