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#9CB35F

#9cb35f ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9cb35f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 70.2% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.93% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 76.43°, with 35.59% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4013

Complementary

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #765fb3

Split complementary

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #5f72b3
  3. #a05fb3

Analogous

  1. #b3a05f
  2. #9cb35f
  3. #72b35f

Triadic

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #5f9cb3
  3. #b35f9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #5fb376
  3. #765fb3
  4. #b35f9c

Square

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #5fb3a0
  3. #765fb3
  4. #b35f72

Monochromatic

  1. #465227
  2. #738640
  3. #9cb35f
  4. #bccc93
  5. #dce4c7

Shades

#9cb35f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #8ca156
  3. #7d8f4c
  4. #6d7d43
  5. #5e6b39
  6. #4e5a30
  7. #3e4826
  8. #2f361d
  9. #1f2413
  10. #10120a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb35f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #a6bb6f
  3. #b0c27f
  4. #baca8f
  5. #c4d19f
  6. #ced9af
  7. #d7e1bf
  8. #e1e8cf
  9. #ebf0df
  10. #f5f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb35f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb35f
  2. #99ae62
  3. #96a966
  4. #94a469
  5. #919f6c
  6. #8e9a70
  7. #8b9473
  8. #888f76
  9. #868a79
  10. #83857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5ae92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcaa58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9aa64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2ac9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ae5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeae62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0af8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb35f {
  color: #9cb35f;
}
Background
.bg-9cb35f {
  background-color: #9cb35f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb35f {
  border: 2px solid #9cb35f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb35f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 179 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 36% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb35f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb35f, #72b35f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb35f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 179 95 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.99 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.74 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.65 #634ca0 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Olivine
#9cb35f  rgb(156, 179, 95)  hsl(76, 36%, 54%)  Olivine
#765fb3  rgb(118, 95, 179)  hsl(256, 36%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#5f9cb3  rgb(95, 156, 179)  hsl(196, 36%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#b35f9c  rgb(179, 95, 156)  hsl(316, 36%, 54%)  Mulberry