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#9ACA0D

#9aca0d ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9aca0d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 79.22% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.56% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 75.24°, with 87.91% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4914

Complementary

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #3d0dca

Split complementary

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #0d3bca
  3. #9c0dca

Analogous

  1. #ca9c0d
  2. #9aca0d
  3. #3bca0d

Triadic

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #0d9aca
  3. #ca0d9a

Tetradic

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #0dca3d
  3. #3d0dca
  4. #ca0d9a

Square

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #0dca9c
  3. #3d0dca
  4. #ca0d3b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3a04
  2. #638208
  3. #9aca0d
  4. #c1f232
  5. #d7f67a

Shades

#9aca0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #8bb60c
  3. #7ba20a
  4. #6c8d09
  5. #5c7908
  6. #4d6507
  7. #3e5105
  8. #2e3d04
  9. #1f2803
  10. #0f1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9aca0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #a4cf25
  3. #aed53d
  4. #b8da56
  5. #c2df6e
  6. #cde586
  7. #d7ea9e
  8. #e1efb6
  9. #ebf4cf
  10. #f5fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9aca0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9aca0d
  2. #97c319
  3. #95bb24
  4. #92b430
  5. #90ac3b
  6. #8da547
  7. #8a9e52
  8. #88965e
  9. #858f69
  10. #838775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2c0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc023 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fc489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9aca0d {
  color: #9aca0d;
}
Background
.bg-9aca0d {
  background-color: #9aca0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9aca0d {
  border: 2px solid #9aca0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9aca0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 202 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9aca0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9aca0d, #3bca0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9aca0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 202 13 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.23 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.21 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.74 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.28 #6535f2 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9aca0d  rgb(154, 202, 13)  hsl(75, 88%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3d0dca  rgb(61, 13, 202)  hsl(255, 88%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0d9aca  rgb(13, 154, 202)  hsl(195, 88%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#ca0d9a  rgb(202, 13, 154)  hsl(315, 88%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red