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#9BAD4E

#9bad4e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9bad4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 67.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.91% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 71.37°, with 37.85% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.3741

Complementary

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #604ead

Split complementary

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #4e6cad
  3. #904ead

Analogous

  1. #ad904e
  2. #9bad4e
  3. #6cad4e

Triadic

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #4e9bad
  3. #ad4e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #4ead60
  3. #604ead
  4. #ad4e9b

Square

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #4ead90
  3. #604ead
  4. #ad4e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d441e
  2. #6c7836
  3. #9bad4e
  4. #b9c681
  5. #d6deb6

Shades

#9bad4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #8c9c46
  3. #7c8a3e
  4. #6d7937
  5. #5d682f
  6. #4e5727
  7. #3e451f
  8. #2f3417
  9. #1f2310
  10. #101108
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bad4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #a5b560
  3. #afbd71
  4. #b9c683
  5. #c3ce95
  6. #cdd6a7
  7. #d7deb8
  8. #e1e6ca
  9. #ebefdc
  10. #f5f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bad4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bad4e
  2. #98a953
  3. #96a458
  4. #93a05d
  5. #909b62
  6. #8e9767
  7. #8b926c
  8. #888e71
  9. #858976
  10. #83857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada849 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba851 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bad4e {
  color: #9bad4e;
}
Background
.bg-9bad4e {
  background-color: #9bad4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bad4e {
  border: 2px solid #9bad4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bad4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 173 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bad4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bad4e, #6cad4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bad4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 173 78 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.21 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.37 #6452b1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bad4e  rgb(155, 173, 78)  hsl(71, 38%, 49%)  Olivine
#604ead  rgb(96, 78, 173)  hsl(251, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4e9bad  rgb(78, 155, 173)  hsl(191, 38%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#ad4e9b  rgb(173, 78, 155)  hsl(311, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus