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#9BC609

#9bc609 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bc609 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, 77.65% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 73.65°, with 91.3% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4738

Complementary

  1. #9bc609
  2. #3409c6

Split complementary

  1. #9bc609
  2. #093dc6
  3. #9309c6

Analogous

  1. #c69309
  2. #9bc609
  3. #3dc609

Triadic

  1. #9bc609
  2. #099bc6
  3. #c6099b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc609
  2. #09c634
  3. #3409c6
  4. #c6099b

Square

  1. #9bc609
  2. #09c693
  3. #3409c6
  4. #c6093d

Monochromatic

  1. #283402
  2. #627d06
  3. #9bc609
  4. #c6f526
  5. #d9f870

Shades

#9bc609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc609
  2. #8cb208
  3. #7c9e07
  4. #6d8b06
  5. #5d7705
  6. #4e6305
  7. #3e4f04
  8. #2f3b03
  9. #1f2802
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc609
  2. #a5cc22
  3. #afd13a
  4. #b9d753
  5. #c3dd6b
  6. #cde384
  7. #d7e89d
  8. #e1eeb5
  9. #ebf4ce
  10. #f5f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc609
  2. #98bf15
  3. #96b821
  4. #93b12d
  5. #90aa39
  6. #8ea345
  7. #8b9c50
  8. #88955c
  9. #858e68
  10. #838774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbd92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb72a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3bca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebe00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbd21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc609 {
  color: #9bc609;
}
Background
.bg-9bc609 {
  background-color: #9bc609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc609 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 198 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc609, #3dc609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 198 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.01 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.84 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.95 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.45 #6439f6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc609  rgb(155, 198, 9)  hsl(74, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#3409c6  rgb(52, 9, 198)  hsl(254, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#099bc6  rgb(9, 155, 198)  hsl(194, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#c6099b  rgb(198, 9, 155)  hsl(314, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red