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#99CD09

#99cd09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#99cd09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 75.92°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5045

Complementary

  1. #99cd09
  2. #3d09cd

Split complementary

  1. #99cd09
  2. #0937cd
  3. #9f09cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9f09
  2. #99cd09
  3. #37cd09

Triadic

  1. #99cd09
  2. #0999cd
  3. #cd0999

Tetradic

  1. #99cd09
  2. #09cd3d
  3. #3d09cd
  4. #cd0999

Square

  1. #99cd09
  2. #09cd9f
  3. #3d09cd
  4. #cd0937

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3a03
  2. #628406
  3. #99cd09
  4. #c0f62d
  5. #d6f976

Shades

#99cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99cd09
  2. #8ab908
  3. #7aa407
  4. #6b9006
  5. #5c7b05
  6. #4d6705
  7. #3d5204
  8. #2e3e03
  9. #1f2902
  10. #0f1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#99cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99cd09
  2. #a3d222
  3. #add73a
  4. #b8dc53
  5. #c2e16b
  6. #cce684
  7. #d6eb9d
  8. #e0f0b5
  9. #ebf5ce
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99cd09
  2. #97c515
  3. #94be21
  4. #92b62d
  5. #8fae39
  6. #8da745
  7. #8a9f50
  8. #88975c
  9. #858f68
  10. #838874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dc78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99cd09 {
  color: #99cd09;
}
Background
.bg-99cd09 {
  background-color: #99cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #99cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99cd09, #37cd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.39 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.51 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.73 #6632f6 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#99cd09  rgb(153, 205, 9)  hsl(76, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3d09cd  rgb(61, 9, 205)  hsl(256, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0999cd  rgb(9, 153, 205)  hsl(196, 92%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#cd0999  rgb(205, 9, 153)  hsl(316, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red