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#9BC439

#9bc439 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bc439 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.92% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 77.7°, with 54.94% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4674

Complementary

  1. #9bc439
  2. #6239c4

Split complementary

  1. #9bc439
  2. #3955c4
  3. #a839c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a839
  2. #9bc439
  3. #55c439

Triadic

  1. #9bc439
  2. #399bc4
  3. #c4399b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc439
  2. #39c462
  3. #6239c4
  4. #c4399b

Square

  1. #9bc439
  2. #39c4a8
  3. #6239c4
  4. #c43955

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4d17
  2. #6c8928
  3. #9bc439
  4. #b9d673
  5. #d7e8ae

Shades

#9bc439 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc439
  2. #8cb033
  3. #7c9d2e
  4. #6d8928
  5. #5d7622
  6. #4e621d
  7. #3e4e17
  8. #2f3b11
  9. #1f270b
  10. #101406
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc439 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc439
  2. #a5ca4d
  3. #afd061
  4. #b9d674
  5. #c3dc88
  6. #cde29c
  7. #d7e7b0
  8. #e1edc4
  9. #ebf3d7
  10. #f5f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc439 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc439
  2. #98bd40
  3. #96b647
  4. #93b04e
  5. #90a955
  6. #8ea25d
  7. #8b9b64
  8. #88946b
  9. #858e72
  10. #838779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb721 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2bba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbd2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bb40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fbe8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc439 {
  color: #9bc439;
}
Background
.bg-9bc439 {
  background-color: #9bc439;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc439 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc439;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc439;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 196 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 55% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc439 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc439, #55c439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc439 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 196 57 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.50 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.46 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.63 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.44 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.69 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.95 #643bc6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc439  rgb(155, 196, 57)  hsl(78, 55%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#6239c4  rgb(98, 57, 196)  hsl(258, 55%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#399bc4  rgb(57, 155, 196)  hsl(198, 55%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#c4399b  rgb(196, 57, 155)  hsl(318, 55%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red