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#9BC40E

#9bc40e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bc40e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 76.86% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 73.52°, with 86.67% saturation and 41.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4648

Complementary

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #370ec4

Split complementary

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #0e40c4
  3. #920ec4

Analogous

  1. #c4920e
  2. #9bc40e
  3. #40c40e

Triadic

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #0e9bc4
  3. #c40e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #0ec437
  3. #370ec4
  4. #c40e9b

Square

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #0ec492
  3. #370ec4
  4. #c40e40

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3504
  2. #637d09
  3. #9bc40e
  4. #c4f02e
  5. #d8f576

Shades

#9bc40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #8cb00d
  3. #7c9d0b
  4. #6d890a
  5. #5d7608
  6. #4e6207
  7. #3e4e06
  8. #2f3b04
  9. #1f2703
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #a5ca26
  3. #afd03e
  4. #b9d656
  5. #c3dc6e
  6. #cde287
  7. #d7e79f
  8. #e1edb7
  9. #ebf3cf
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc40e
  2. #98bd19
  3. #96b625
  4. #93b030
  5. #90a93c
  6. #8ea247
  7. #8b9b52
  8. #88945e
  9. #858e69
  10. #838775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbb90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3baa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bb22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0be84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc40e {
  color: #9bc40e;
}
Background
.bg-9bc40e {
  background-color: #9bc40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc40e {
  border: 2px solid #9bc40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 196 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc40e, #40c40e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 196 14 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.68 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.24 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.35 #643bf1 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc40e  rgb(155, 196, 14)  hsl(74, 87%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#370ec4  rgb(55, 14, 196)  hsl(254, 87%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0e9bc4  rgb(14, 155, 196)  hsl(194, 87%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#c40e9b  rgb(196, 14, 155)  hsl(314, 87%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red