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#9AFF00

#9aff00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9aff00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 100% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 83.76°, with 100% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7839

Complementary

  1. #9aff00
  2. #6500ff

Split complementary

  1. #9aff00
  2. #001bff
  3. #e400ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe400
  2. #9aff00
  3. #1bff00

Triadic

  1. #9aff00
  2. #009aff
  3. #ff009a

Tetradic

  1. #9aff00
  2. #00ff65
  3. #6500ff
  4. #ff009a

Square

  1. #9aff00
  2. #00ffe4
  3. #6500ff
  4. #ff001b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e6600
  2. #6cb300
  3. #9aff00
  4. #b8ff4d
  5. #d7ff99

Shades

#9aff00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9aff00
  2. #8be600
  3. #7bcc00
  4. #6cb300
  5. #5c9900
  6. #4d8000
  7. #3e6600
  8. #2e4d00
  9. #1f3300
  10. #0f1a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#9aff00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9aff00
  2. #a4ff1a
  3. #aeff33
  4. #b8ff4d
  5. #c2ff66
  6. #cdff80
  7. #d7ff99
  8. #e1ffb3
  9. #ebffcc
  10. #f5ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9aff00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9aff00
  2. #97f20d
  3. #95e61a
  4. #92d926
  5. #90cc33
  6. #8dc040
  7. #8ab34d
  8. #88a65a
  9. #859966
  10. #838d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbf0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bf4d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6f300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcee2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bf9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9aff00 {
  color: #9aff00;
}
Background
.bg-9aff00 {
  background-color: #9aff00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9aff00 {
  border: 2px solid #9aff00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9aff00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 255 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9aff00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9aff00, #1bff00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9aff00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 255 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.76 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.02 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 2.66 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 2.96 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.72 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.90 #6500ff Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#9aff00  rgb(154, 255, 0)  hsl(84, 100%, 50%)  Spring Bud
#6500ff  rgb(101, 0, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 50%)  Electric Indigo
#009aff  rgb(0, 154, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 50%)  Dodger Blue
#ff009a  rgb(255, 0, 154)  hsl(324, 100%, 50%)  Deep Pink