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#9BC705

#9bc705 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#9bc705 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 78.04% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.49% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 73.61°, with 95.1% saturation and 40% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4783

Complementary

  1. #9bc705
  2. #3105c7

Split complementary

  1. #9bc705
  2. #053ac7
  3. #9205c7

Analogous

  1. #c79205
  2. #9bc705
  3. #3ac705

Triadic

  1. #9bc705
  2. #059bc7
  3. #c7059b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc705
  2. #05c731
  3. #3105c7
  4. #c7059b

Square

  1. #9bc705
  2. #05c792
  3. #3105c7
  4. #c7053a

Monochromatic

  1. #273201
  2. #617c03
  3. #9bc705
  4. #c8f91f
  5. #dafb6a

Shades

#9bc705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc705
  2. #8cb305
  3. #7c9f04
  4. #6d8b04
  5. #5d7703
  6. #4e6403
  7. #3e5002
  8. #2f3c02
  9. #1f2801
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc705
  2. #a5cd1e
  3. #afd237
  4. #b9d850
  5. #c3dd69
  6. #cde382
  7. #d7e99b
  8. #e1eeb4
  9. #ebf4cd
  10. #f5f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc705
  2. #98c011
  3. #96b91e
  4. #93b22a
  5. #90ab36
  6. #8ea443
  7. #8b9c4f
  8. #88955b
  9. #858e67
  10. #838774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbe92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb729 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3bda9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbe1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc705 {
  color: #9bc705;
}
Background
.bg-9bc705 {
  background-color: #9bc705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc705 {
  border: 2px solid #9bc705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 199 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc705, #3ac705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 199 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.66 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.99 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.54 #6438fa Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc705  rgb(155, 199, 5)  hsl(74, 95%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3105c7  rgb(49, 5, 199)  hsl(254, 95%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#059bc7  rgb(5, 155, 199)  hsl(194, 95%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c7059b  rgb(199, 5, 155)  hsl(314, 95%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red