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#9BF009

#9bf009 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9bf009 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, 94.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 82.08°, with 92.77% saturation and 48.82% 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 14.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6931

Complementary

  1. #9bf009
  2. #5e09f0

Split complementary

  1. #9bf009
  2. #0927f0
  3. #d109f0

Analogous

  1. #f0d109
  2. #9bf009
  3. #27f009

Triadic

  1. #9bf009
  2. #099bf0
  3. #f0099b

Tetradic

  1. #9bf009
  2. #09f05e
  3. #5e09f0
  4. #f0099b

Square

  1. #9bf009
  2. #09f0d1
  3. #5e09f0
  4. #f00927

Monochromatic

  1. #3c5d03
  2. #6ba606
  3. #9bf009
  4. #b9f84d
  5. #d6fb97

Shades

#9bf009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bf009
  2. #8cd808
  3. #7cc007
  4. #6da806
  5. #5d9005
  6. #4e7805
  7. #3e6004
  8. #2f4803
  9. #1f3002
  10. #101801
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bf009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bf009
  2. #a5f222
  3. #aff33a
  4. #b9f553
  5. #c3f66b
  6. #cdf884
  7. #d7f99d
  8. #e1fbb5
  9. #ebfcce
  10. #f5fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bf009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bf009
  2. #98e515
  3. #96da21
  4. #93ce2d
  5. #90c339
  6. #8eb845
  7. #8bad50
  8. #88a25c
  9. #859668
  10. #838b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3e3ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ee5cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbe500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3e12a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9deaa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bf009 {
  color: #9bf009;
}
Background
.bg-9bf009 {
  background-color: #9bf009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bf009 {
  border: 2px solid #9bf009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bf009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 240 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bf009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bf009, #27f009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bf009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 240 9 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.72 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.36 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.29 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.19 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.84 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.80 #640ff6 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#9bf009  rgb(155, 240, 9)  hsl(82, 93%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#5e09f0  rgb(94, 9, 240)  hsl(262, 93%, 49%)  Han Purple
#099bf0  rgb(9, 155, 240)  hsl(202, 93%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#f0099b  rgb(240, 9, 155)  hsl(322, 93%, 49%)  Persian Rose