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#9BF53E

#9bf53e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bf53e 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, 96.08% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.69% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 89.51°, with 90.15% saturation and 60.2% 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 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7262

Complementary

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #983ef5

Split complementary

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #3e40f5
  3. #f43ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5f43e
  2. #9bf53e
  3. #40f53e

Triadic

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #3e9bf5
  3. #f53e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #3ef598
  3. #983ef5
  4. #f53e9b

Square

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #3ef5f4
  3. #983ef5
  4. #f53e40

Monochromatic

  1. #4e9208
  2. #75db0b
  3. #9bf53e
  4. #c1f987
  5. #e6fdcf

Shades

#9bf53e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #8cdd38
  3. #7cc432
  4. #6dac2b
  5. #5d9325
  6. #4e7b1f
  7. #3e6219
  8. #2f4a13
  9. #1f310c
  10. #101906
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bf53e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #a5f651
  3. #aff765
  4. #b9f878
  5. #c3f98b
  6. #cdfa9f
  7. #d7fbb2
  8. #e1fcc5
  9. #ebfdd8
  10. #f5feec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bf53e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bf53e
  2. #98e945
  3. #96de4b
  4. #93d252
  5. #90c658
  6. #8ebb5f
  7. #8baf66
  8. #88a36c
  9. #859773
  10. #838c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6e7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe211 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3db51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cebd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deea29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5e64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cefab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bf53e {
  color: #9bf53e;
}
Background
.bg-9bf53e {
  background-color: #9bf53e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bf53e {
  border: 2px solid #9bf53e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bf53e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 245 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bf53e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bf53e, #40f53e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bf53e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 245 62 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.31 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 3.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.66 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 3.69 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.31 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.65 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.90 #640ac1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#9bf53e  rgb(155, 245, 62)  hsl(90, 90%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#983ef5  rgb(152, 62, 245)  hsl(270, 90%, 60%)  Vivid Violet
#3e9bf5  rgb(62, 155, 245)  hsl(210, 90%, 60%)  Dodger Blue
#f53e9b  rgb(245, 62, 155)  hsl(330, 90%, 60%)  Persian Rose