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#9ACD32

#9acd32 Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
  • yellowgreen
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#9acd32 (Yellow Green) 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, 80.39% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 79.74°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5076

Complementary

  1. #9acd32
  2. #6532cd

Split complementary

  1. #9acd32
  2. #324dcd
  3. #b232cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb232
  2. #9acd32
  3. #4dcd32

Triadic

  1. #9acd32
  2. #329acd
  3. #cd329a

Tetradic

  1. #9acd32
  2. #32cd65
  3. #6532cd
  4. #cd329a

Square

  1. #9acd32
  2. #32cdb2
  3. #6532cd
  4. #cd324d

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5214
  2. #6c8f23
  3. #9acd32
  4. #b8dc70
  5. #d7ebad

Shades

#9acd32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9acd32
  2. #8bb92d
  3. #7ba428
  4. #6c9023
  5. #5c7b1e
  6. #4d6719
  7. #3e5214
  8. #2e3e0f
  9. #1f290a
  10. #0f1505
  11. #000000

Tints

#9acd32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9acd32
  2. #a4d247
  3. #aed75b
  4. #b8dc70
  5. #c2e184
  6. #cde699
  7. #d7ebad
  8. #e1f0c2
  9. #ebf5d6
  10. #f5faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9acd32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9acd32
  2. #97c53a
  3. #95be42
  4. #92b649
  5. #90ae51
  6. #8da759
  7. #8a9f61
  8. #889769
  9. #858f70
  10. #838878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0c3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c520 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc33c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ec78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9acd32 {
  color: #9acd32;
}
Background
.bg-9acd32 {
  background-color: #9acd32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9acd32 {
  border: 2px solid #9acd32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9acd32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 205 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9acd32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9acd32, #4dcd32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9acd32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 205 50 / 0.35);
}

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Yellow Green
#9acd32  rgb(154, 205, 50)  hsl(80, 61%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#6532cd  rgb(101, 50, 205)  hsl(260, 61%, 50%)  Han Purple
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