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#9CC342

#9cc342 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cc342 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 76.47% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.15% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 78.14°, with 51.81% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4649

Complementary

  1. #9cc342
  2. #6942c3

Split complementary

  1. #9cc342
  2. #425cc3
  3. #aa42c3

Analogous

  1. #c3aa42
  2. #9cc342
  3. #5cc342

Triadic

  1. #9cc342
  2. #429cc3
  3. #c3429c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc342
  2. #42c369
  3. #6942c3
  4. #c3429c

Square

  1. #9cc342
  2. #42c3aa
  3. #6942c3
  4. #c3425c

Monochromatic

  1. #41521a
  2. #6f8c2c
  3. #9cc342
  4. #bad57c
  5. #d9e8b6

Shades

#9cc342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc342
  2. #8cb03b
  3. #7d9c35
  4. #6d892e
  5. #5e7528
  6. #4e6221
  7. #3e4e1a
  8. #2f3b14
  9. #1f270d
  10. #101407
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc342
  2. #a6c955
  3. #b0cf68
  4. #bad57b
  5. #c4db8e
  6. #cee1a1
  7. #d7e7b3
  8. #e1edc6
  9. #ebf3d9
  10. #f5f9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc342
  2. #99bc48
  3. #96b64e
  4. #94af55
  5. #91a85b
  6. #8ea261
  7. #8b9b67
  8. #88946d
  9. #868d74
  10. #83877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbb95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb730 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b54c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3baa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbc38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bb48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0be8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc342 {
  color: #9cc342;
}
Background
.bg-9cc342 {
  background-color: #9cc342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc342 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 195 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 52% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc342, #5cc342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 195 66 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.55 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.81 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.76 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.61 #633cbd Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cc342  rgb(156, 195, 66)  hsl(78, 52%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#6942c3  rgb(105, 66, 195)  hsl(258, 52%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#429cc3  rgb(66, 156, 195)  hsl(198, 52%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#c3429c  rgb(195, 66, 156)  hsl(318, 52%, 51%)  Mulberry