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#9BE21D

#9be21d ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9be21d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.17% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 81.62°, with 77.25% saturation and 50% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6145

Complementary

  1. #9be21d
  2. #641de2

Split complementary

  1. #9be21d
  2. #1d39e2
  3. #c61de2

Analogous

  1. #e2c61d
  2. #9be21d
  3. #39e21d

Triadic

  1. #9be21d
  2. #1d9be2
  3. #e21d9b

Tetradic

  1. #9be21d
  2. #1de264
  3. #641de2
  4. #e21d9b

Square

  1. #9be21d
  2. #1de2c6
  3. #641de2
  4. #e21d39

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5a0c
  2. #6d9e14
  3. #9be21d
  4. #b9eb61
  5. #d7f3a5

Shades

#9be21d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be21d
  2. #8ccb1a
  3. #7cb517
  4. #6d9e14
  5. #5d8811
  6. #4e710f
  7. #3e5a0c
  8. #2f4409
  9. #1f2d06
  10. #101703
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be21d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be21d
  2. #a5e534
  3. #afe84a
  4. #b9eb61
  5. #c3ee77
  6. #cdf18e
  7. #d7f3a5
  8. #e1f6bb
  9. #ebf9d2
  10. #f5fce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be21d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be21d
  2. #98d827
  3. #96ce31
  4. #93c53b
  5. #90bb45
  6. #8eb14f
  7. #8ba758
  8. #889d62
  9. #85946c
  10. #838a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbd6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9edc9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be21d {
  color: #9be21d;
}
Background
.bg-9be21d {
  background-color: #9be21d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be21d {
  border: 2px solid #9be21d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be21d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 226 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be21d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be21d, #39e21d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be21d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 226 29 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.77 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.69 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.72 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.84 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.23 #641de2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9be21d  rgb(155, 226, 29)  hsl(82, 77%, 50%)  Inchworm
#641de2  rgb(100, 29, 226)  hsl(262, 77%, 50%)  Han Purple
#1d9be2  rgb(29, 155, 226)  hsl(202, 77%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#e21d9b  rgb(226, 29, 155)  hsl(322, 77%, 50%)  Mulberry