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#9CD005

#9cd005 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9cd005 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 81.57% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.6% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 75.37°, with 95.31% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5219

Complementary

  1. #9cd005
  2. #3905d0

Split complementary

  1. #9cd005
  2. #0536d0
  3. #9e05d0

Analogous

  1. #d09e05
  2. #9cd005
  3. #36d005

Triadic

  1. #9cd005
  2. #059cd0
  3. #d0059c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd005
  2. #05d039
  3. #3905d0
  4. #d0059c

Square

  1. #9cd005
  2. #05d09e
  3. #3905d0
  4. #d00536

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3b01
  2. #648503
  3. #9cd005
  4. #c4fa28
  5. #d8fc72

Shades

#9cd005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd005
  2. #8cbb05
  3. #7da604
  4. #6d9204
  5. #5e7d03
  6. #4e6803
  7. #3e5302
  8. #2f3e02
  9. #1f2a01
  10. #101501
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd005
  2. #a6d51e
  3. #b0d937
  4. #bade50
  5. #c4e369
  6. #cee882
  7. #d7ec9b
  8. #e1f1b4
  9. #ebf6cd
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd005
  2. #99c811
  3. #96c01e
  4. #94b82a
  5. #91b036
  6. #8ea843
  7. #8ba04f
  8. #88985b
  9. #869067
  10. #838874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ca8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd005 {
  color: #9cd005;
}
Background
.bg-9cd005 {
  background-color: #9cd005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd005 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 208 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd005, #36d005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 208 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.04 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.80 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.37 #632ffa Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd005  rgb(156, 208, 5)  hsl(75, 95%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#3905d0  rgb(57, 5, 208)  hsl(255, 95%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#059cd0  rgb(5, 156, 208)  hsl(195, 95%, 42%)  Carolina Blue
#d0059c  rgb(208, 5, 156)  hsl(315, 95%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red