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#9CC511

#9cc511 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9cc511 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, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 73.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4704

Complementary

  1. #9cc511
  2. #3a11c5

Split complementary

  1. #9cc511
  2. #1142c5
  3. #9411c5

Analogous

  1. #c59411
  2. #9cc511
  3. #42c511

Triadic

  1. #9cc511
  2. #119cc5
  3. #c5119c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc511
  2. #11c53a
  3. #3a11c5
  4. #c5119c

Square

  1. #9cc511
  2. #11c594
  3. #3a11c5
  4. #c51142

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3805
  2. #647f0b
  3. #9cc511
  4. #c3ee35
  5. #d8f47b

Shades

#9cc511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc511
  2. #8cb10f
  3. #7d9e0e
  4. #6d8a0c
  5. #5e760a
  6. #4e6309
  7. #3e4f07
  8. #2f3b05
  9. #1f2703
  10. #101402
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc511
  2. #a6cb29
  3. #b0d141
  4. #bad658
  5. #c4dc70
  6. #cee288
  7. #d7e8a0
  8. #e1eeb8
  9. #ebf3cf
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc511
  2. #99be1c
  3. #96b727
  4. #94b032
  5. #91a93d
  6. #8ea349
  7. #8b9c54
  8. #88955f
  9. #868e6a
  10. #838775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adbc91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb62c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4bba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babc24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1bf85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc511 {
  color: #9cc511;
}
Background
.bg-9cc511 {
  background-color: #9cc511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc511 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc511, #42c511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.45 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.99 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.32 #633aee Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cc511  rgb(156, 197, 17)  hsl(74, 84%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3a11c5  rgb(58, 17, 197)  hsl(254, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#119cc5  rgb(17, 156, 197)  hsl(194, 84%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c5119c  rgb(197, 17, 156)  hsl(314, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red