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#99DD36

#99dd36 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#99dd36 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 86.67% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 84.43°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5875

Complementary

  1. #99dd36
  2. #7a36dd

Split complementary

  1. #99dd36
  2. #3646dd
  3. #cd36dd

Analogous

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #99dd36
  3. #46dd36

Triadic

  1. #99dd36
  2. #3699dd
  3. #dd3699

Tetradic

  1. #99dd36
  2. #36dd7a
  3. #7a36dd
  4. #dd3699

Square

  1. #99dd36
  2. #36ddcd
  3. #7a36dd
  4. #dd3646

Monochromatic

  1. #456812
  2. #70aa1d
  3. #99dd36
  4. #bae877
  5. #dbf3b9

Shades

#99dd36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99dd36
  2. #8ac731
  3. #7ab12b
  4. #6b9b26
  5. #5c8520
  6. #4d6f1b
  7. #3d5816
  8. #2e4210
  9. #1f2c0b
  10. #0f1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#99dd36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99dd36
  2. #a3e04a
  3. #ade45e
  4. #b8e772
  5. #c2eb86
  6. #ccee9b
  7. #d6f1af
  8. #e0f5c3
  9. #ebf8d7
  10. #f5fceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99dd36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99dd36
  2. #97d43d
  3. #94ca45
  4. #92c14c
  5. #8fb854
  6. #8daf5b
  7. #8aa562
  8. #889c6a
  9. #859371
  10. #838979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8d2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cd09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec847 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dd3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd323 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6d141 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cd79a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99dd36 {
  color: #99dd36;
}
Background
.bg-99dd36 {
  background-color: #99dd36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99dd36 {
  border: 2px solid #99dd36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99dd36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 221 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99dd36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99dd36, #46dd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99dd36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 221 54 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.01 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.32 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.54 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.82 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.27 #6622c9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#99dd36  rgb(153, 221, 54)  hsl(84, 71%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#7a36dd  rgb(122, 54, 221)  hsl(264, 71%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#3699dd  rgb(54, 153, 221)  hsl(204, 71%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#dd3699  rgb(221, 54, 153)  hsl(324, 71%, 54%)  Mulberry