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#9CD009

#9cd009 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9cd009 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.67% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 75.68°, with 91.71% saturation and 42.55% 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 2.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.522

Complementary

  1. #9cd009
  2. #3d09d0

Split complementary

  1. #9cd009
  2. #0938d0
  3. #a109d0

Analogous

  1. #d0a109
  2. #9cd009
  3. #38d009

Triadic

  1. #9cd009
  2. #099cd0
  3. #d0099c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd009
  2. #09d03d
  3. #3d09d0
  4. #d0099c

Square

  1. #9cd009
  2. #09d0a1
  3. #3d09d0
  4. #d00938

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3d03
  2. #658706
  3. #9cd009
  4. #c2f62f
  5. #d8f979

Shades

#9cd009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd009
  2. #8cbb08
  3. #7da607
  4. #6d9206
  5. #5e7d05
  6. #4e6805
  7. #3e5304
  8. #2f3e03
  9. #1f2a02
  10. #101501
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd009
  2. #a6d522
  3. #b0d93a
  4. #bade53
  5. #c4e36b
  6. #cee884
  7. #d7ec9d
  8. #e1f1b5
  9. #ebf6ce
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd009
  2. #99c815
  3. #96c021
  4. #94b82d
  5. #91b039
  6. #8ea845
  7. #8ba050
  8. #88985c
  9. #869068
  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 #d5be2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c623 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ca8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd009 {
  color: #9cd009;
}
Background
.bg-9cd009 {
  background-color: #9cd009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd009 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 208 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd009, #38d009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 208 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.00 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.69 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.52 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.37 #632ff6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd009  rgb(156, 208, 9)  hsl(76, 92%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3d09d0  rgb(61, 9, 208)  hsl(256, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#099cd0  rgb(9, 156, 208)  hsl(196, 92%, 43%)  Carolina Blue
#d0099c  rgb(208, 9, 156)  hsl(316, 92%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red