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#9BD855

#9bd855 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bd855 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, 84.71% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.65% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 87.94°, with 62.68% saturation and 59.02% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5674

Complementary

  1. #9bd855
  2. #9255d8

Split complementary

  1. #9bd855
  2. #5559d8
  3. #d455d8

Analogous

  1. #d8d455
  2. #9bd855
  3. #59d855

Triadic

  1. #9bd855
  2. #559bd8
  3. #d8559b

Tetradic

  1. #9bd855
  2. #55d892
  3. #9255d8
  4. #d8559b

Square

  1. #9bd855
  2. #55d8d4
  3. #9255d8
  4. #d85559

Monochromatic

  1. #4d781c
  2. #75b72a
  3. #9bd855
  4. #c0e693
  5. #e4f5d1

Shades

#9bd855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bd855
  2. #8cc24d
  3. #7cad44
  4. #6d973c
  5. #5d8233
  6. #4e6c2b
  7. #3e5622
  8. #2f411a
  9. #1f2b11
  10. #101609
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bd855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bd855
  2. #a5dc66
  3. #afe077
  4. #b9e488
  5. #c3e899
  6. #cdecaa
  7. #d7efbb
  8. #e1f3cc
  9. #ebf7dd
  10. #f5fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bd855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bd855
  2. #98cf59
  3. #96c65e
  4. #93be62
  5. #90b566
  6. #8eac6b
  7. #8ba36f
  8. #889a73
  9. #859277
  10. #83897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c55f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ecfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cf4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cd5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dd39d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bd855 {
  color: #9bd855;
}
Background
.bg-9bd855 {
  background-color: #9bd855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bd855 {
  border: 2px solid #9bd855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bd855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 216 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bd855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bd855, #59d855);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bd855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 216 85 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.99 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.63 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.78 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.48 #6427aa Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9bd855  rgb(155, 216, 85)  hsl(88, 63%, 59%)  Yellow Green
#9255d8  rgb(146, 85, 216)  hsl(268, 63%, 59%)  Amethyst
#559bd8  rgb(85, 155, 216)  hsl(208, 63%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#d8559b  rgb(216, 85, 155)  hsl(328, 63%, 59%)  Mulberry