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#9BC91C

#9bc91c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bc91c 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, 78.82% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.07% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 75.95°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4883

Complementary

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #4a1cc9

Split complementary

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #1c45c9
  3. #a01cc9

Analogous

  1. #c9a01c
  2. #9bc91c
  3. #45c91c

Triadic

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #1c9bc9
  3. #c91c9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #1cc94a
  3. #4a1cc9
  4. #c91c9b

Square

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #1cc9a0
  3. #4a1cc9
  4. #c91c45

Monochromatic

  1. #334309
  2. #678613
  3. #9bc91c
  4. #bde64b
  5. #d6ef8f

Shades

#9bc91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #8cb519
  3. #7ca116
  4. #6d8d14
  5. #5d7911
  6. #4e650e
  7. #3e500b
  8. #2f3c08
  9. #1f2806
  10. #101403
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bc91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #a5ce33
  3. #afd449
  4. #b9d960
  5. #c3df77
  6. #cde48e
  7. #d7e9a4
  8. #e1efbb
  9. #ebf4d2
  10. #f5fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bc91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bc91c
  2. #98c226
  3. #96ba30
  4. #93b33a
  5. #90ac44
  6. #8ea54e
  7. #8b9d58
  8. #889662
  9. #858f6c
  10. #838776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb932 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3bfab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bc91c {
  color: #9bc91c;
}
Background
.bg-9bc91c {
  background-color: #9bc91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bc91c {
  border: 2px solid #9bc91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bc91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bc91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bc91c, #45c91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bc91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.27 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.62 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.77 #6436e3 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bc91c  rgb(155, 201, 28)  hsl(76, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4a1cc9  rgb(74, 28, 201)  hsl(256, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#1c9bc9  rgb(28, 155, 201)  hsl(196, 76%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#c91c9b  rgb(201, 28, 155)  hsl(316, 76%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red