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#9CD218

#9cd218 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd218 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, 82.35% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.57% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 77.42°, with 79.49% saturation and 45.88% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5323

Complementary

  1. #9cd218
  2. #4e18d2

Split complementary

  1. #9cd218
  2. #183fd2
  3. #ab18d2

Analogous

  1. #d2ab18
  2. #9cd218
  3. #3fd218

Triadic

  1. #9cd218
  2. #189cd2
  3. #d2189c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd218
  2. #18d24e
  3. #4e18d2
  4. #d2189c

Square

  1. #9cd218
  2. #18d2ab
  3. #4e18d2
  4. #d2183f

Monochromatic

  1. #364908
  2. #698d10
  3. #9cd218
  4. #bceb4c
  5. #d6f291

Shades

#9cd218 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd218
  2. #8cbd16
  3. #7da813
  4. #6d9311
  5. #5e7e0e
  6. #4e690c
  7. #3e540a
  8. #2f3f07
  9. #1f2a05
  10. #101502
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd218 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd218
  2. #a6d72f
  3. #b0db46
  4. #bae05d
  5. #c4e474
  6. #cee98c
  7. #d7eda3
  8. #e1f2ba
  9. #ebf6d1
  10. #f5fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd218 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd218
  2. #99ca22
  3. #96c22d
  4. #94b937
  5. #91b142
  6. #8ea94c
  7. #8ba156
  8. #889961
  9. #86906b
  10. #838876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3c8b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0cc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd218 {
  color: #9cd218;
}
Background
.bg-9cd218 {
  background-color: #9cd218;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd218 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd218;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd218;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 210 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd218 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd218, #3fd218);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd218 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 210 24 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.10 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.59 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.35 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.86 #632de7 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd218  rgb(156, 210, 24)  hsl(77, 79%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#4e18d2  rgb(78, 24, 210)  hsl(257, 79%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#189cd2  rgb(24, 156, 210)  hsl(197, 79%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#d2189c  rgb(210, 24, 156)  hsl(317, 79%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red