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#9CD12E

#9cd12e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd12e 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, 81.96% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.99% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 79.51°, with 63.92% saturation and 50% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5287

Complementary

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #632ed1

Split complementary

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #2e4ad1
  3. #b52ed1

Analogous

  1. #d1b52e
  2. #9cd12e
  3. #4ad12e

Triadic

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #2e9cd1
  3. #d12e9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #2ed163
  3. #632ed1
  4. #d12e9c

Square

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #2ed1b5
  3. #632ed1
  4. #d12e4a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5412
  2. #6d9220
  3. #9cd12e
  4. #badf6d
  5. #d7edab

Shades

#9cd12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #8cbc29
  3. #7da725
  4. #6d9220
  5. #5e7d1c
  6. #4e6917
  7. #3e5412
  8. #2f3f0e
  9. #1f2a09
  10. #101505
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #a6d643
  3. #b0da58
  4. #badf6d
  5. #c4e382
  6. #cee897
  7. #d7edab
  8. #e1f1c0
  9. #ebf6d5
  10. #f5faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd12e
  2. #99c936
  3. #96c13e
  4. #94b947
  5. #91b14f
  6. #8ea957
  7. #8ba05f
  8. #889867
  9. #869070
  10. #838878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c79b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2c7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c739 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd12e {
  color: #9cd12e;
}
Background
.bg-9cd12e {
  background-color: #9cd12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd12e {
  border: 2px solid #9cd12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd12e, #4ad12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.81 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.14 #632ed1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd12e  rgb(156, 209, 46)  hsl(80, 64%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#632ed1  rgb(99, 46, 209)  hsl(260, 64%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2e9cd1  rgb(46, 156, 209)  hsl(200, 64%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#d12e9c  rgb(209, 46, 156)  hsl(320, 64%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red