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#9BE40B

#9be40b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9be40b 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, 89.41% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.18% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 80.18°, with 90.79% saturation and 46.86% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6248

Complementary

  1. #9be40b
  2. #540be4

Split complementary

  1. #9be40b
  2. #0b2fe4
  3. #c00be4

Analogous

  1. #e4c00b
  2. #9be40b
  3. #2fe40b

Triadic

  1. #9be40b
  2. #0b9be4
  3. #e40b9b

Tetradic

  1. #9be40b
  2. #0be454
  3. #540be4
  4. #e40b9b

Square

  1. #9be40b
  2. #0be4c0
  3. #540be4
  4. #e40b2f

Monochromatic

  1. #385204
  2. #699b07
  3. #9be40b
  4. #bbf645
  5. #d6fa8e

Shades

#9be40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9be40b
  2. #8ccd0a
  3. #7cb609
  4. #6da008
  5. #5d8907
  6. #4e7206
  7. #3e5b04
  8. #2f4403
  9. #1f2e02
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#9be40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9be40b
  2. #a5e723
  3. #afe93c
  4. #b9ec54
  5. #c3ef6d
  6. #cdf285
  7. #d7f49d
  8. #e1f7b6
  9. #ebface
  10. #f5fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9be40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9be40b
  2. #98da17
  3. #96d022
  4. #93c62e
  5. #90bc3a
  6. #8eb246
  7. #8ba851
  8. #889e5d
  9. #859469
  10. #838a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdd8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3da00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ede9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9be40b {
  color: #9be40b;
}
Background
.bg-9be40b {
  background-color: #9be40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9be40b {
  border: 2px solid #9be40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9be40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 228 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 91% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9be40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9be40b, #2fe40b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9be40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 228 11 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.07 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.15 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.74 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.88 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.51 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.87 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.13 #641bf4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9be40b  rgb(155, 228, 11)  hsl(80, 91%, 47%)  Inchworm
#540be4  rgb(84, 11, 228)  hsl(260, 91%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#0b9be4  rgb(11, 155, 228)  hsl(200, 91%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#e40b9b  rgb(228, 11, 155)  hsl(320, 91%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red