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#9CC427

#9cc427 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cc427 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, 76.86% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.1% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 75.29°, with 66.81% saturation and 46.08% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4669

Complementary

  1. #9cc427
  2. #4f27c4

Split complementary

  1. #9cc427
  2. #274dc4
  3. #9e27c4

Analogous

  1. #c49e27
  2. #9cc427
  3. #4dc427

Triadic

  1. #9cc427
  2. #279cc4
  3. #c4279c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc427
  2. #27c44f
  3. #4f27c4
  4. #c4279c

Square

  1. #9cc427
  2. #27c49e
  3. #4f27c4
  4. #c4274d

Monochromatic

  1. #36440e
  2. #69841a
  3. #9cc427
  4. #bcde59
  5. #d6eb99

Shades

#9cc427 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc427
  2. #8cb023
  3. #7d9d1f
  4. #6d891b
  5. #5e7617
  6. #4e6214
  7. #3e4e10
  8. #2f3b0c
  9. #1f2708
  10. #101404
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc427 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc427
  2. #a6ca3d
  3. #b0d052
  4. #bad668
  5. #c4dc7d
  6. #cee293
  7. #d7e7a9
  8. #e1edbe
  9. #ebf3d4
  10. #f5f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc427 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc427
  2. #99bd30
  3. #96b639
  4. #94b042
  5. #91a94b
  6. #8ea254
  7. #8b9b5c
  8. #889465
  9. #868e6e
  10. #838777
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbc92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4baa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbc0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babc32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1be87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc427 {
  color: #9cc427;
}
Background
.bg-9cc427 {
  background-color: #9cc427;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc427 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc427;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc427;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 196 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 67% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc427 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc427, #4dc427);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc427 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 196 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.90 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.21 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.57 #633bd8 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cc427  rgb(156, 196, 39)  hsl(75, 67%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#4f27c4  rgb(79, 39, 196)  hsl(255, 67%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#279cc4  rgb(39, 156, 196)  hsl(195, 67%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#c4279c  rgb(196, 39, 156)  hsl(315, 67%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red