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#9BE205

#9be205 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9be205 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, 88.63% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 79.28°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6137

Complementary

  1. #9be205
  2. #4c05e2

Split complementary

  1. #9be205
  2. #052ce2
  3. #ba05e2

Analogous

  1. #e2ba05
  2. #9be205
  3. #2ce205

Triadic

  1. #9be205
  2. #059be2
  3. #e2059b

Tetradic

  1. #9be205
  2. #05e24c
  3. #4c05e2
  4. #e2059b

Square

  1. #9be205
  2. #05e2ba
  3. #4c05e2
  4. #e2052c

Monochromatic

  1. #344c02
  2. #689703
  3. #9be205
  4. #bcfb39
  5. #d6fc84

Shades

#9be205 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be205
  2. #8ccb05
  3. #7cb504
  4. #6d9e04
  5. #5d8803
  6. #4e7103
  7. #3e5a02
  8. #2f4402
  9. #1f2d01
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be205 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be205
  2. #a5e51e
  3. #afe837
  4. #b9eb50
  5. #c3ee69
  6. #cdf182
  7. #d7f39b
  8. #e1f6b4
  9. #ebf9cd
  10. #f5fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be205 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be205
  2. #98d811
  3. #96ce1e
  4. #93c52a
  5. #90bb36
  6. #8eb143
  7. #8ba74f
  8. #889d5b
  9. #859467
  10. #838a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbd6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d7c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9edc99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be205 {
  color: #9be205;
}
Background
.bg-9be205 {
  background-color: #9be205;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be205 {
  border: 2px solid #9be205;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be205;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 226 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be205 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be205, #2ce205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be205 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 226 5 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.94 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.96 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.33 #641dfa Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9be205  rgb(155, 226, 5)  hsl(79, 96%, 45%)  Inchworm
#4c05e2  rgb(76, 5, 226)  hsl(259, 96%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#059be2  rgb(5, 155, 226)  hsl(199, 96%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#e2059b  rgb(226, 5, 155)  hsl(319, 96%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red