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#9CD314

#9cd314 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd314 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, 82.75% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.52% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 77.28°, with 82.68% saturation and 45.29% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5371

Complementary

  1. #9cd314
  2. #4b14d3

Split complementary

  1. #9cd314
  2. #143cd3
  3. #aa14d3

Analogous

  1. #d3aa14
  2. #9cd314
  3. #3cd314

Triadic

  1. #9cd314
  2. #149cd3
  3. #d3149c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd314
  2. #14d34b
  3. #4b14d3
  4. #d3149c

Square

  1. #9cd314
  2. #14d3aa
  3. #4b14d3
  4. #d3143c

Monochromatic

  1. #354707
  2. #688d0d
  3. #9cd314
  4. #bded46
  5. #d6f48c

Shades

#9cd314 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd314
  2. #8cbe12
  3. #7da910
  4. #6d940e
  5. #5e7f0c
  6. #4e6a0a
  7. #3e5408
  8. #2f3f06
  9. #1f2a04
  10. #101502
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd314 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd314
  2. #a6d72c
  3. #b0dc43
  4. #bae05b
  5. #c4e572
  6. #cee98a
  7. #d7eda1
  8. #e1f2b9
  9. #ebf6d0
  10. #f5fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd314 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd314
  2. #99cb1f
  3. #96c22a
  4. #94ba34
  5. #91b23f
  6. #8eaa4a
  7. #8ba155
  8. #889960
  9. #86916a
  10. #838875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c99a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3c9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0cd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd314 {
  color: #9cd314;
}
Background
.bg-9cd314 {
  background-color: #9cd314;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd314 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd314;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd314;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 211 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 83% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd314 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd314, #3cd314);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd314 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 211 20 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.00 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.51 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.62 #632ceb Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd314  rgb(156, 211, 20)  hsl(77, 83%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4b14d3  rgb(75, 20, 211)  hsl(257, 83%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#149cd3  rgb(20, 156, 211)  hsl(197, 83%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#d3149c  rgb(211, 20, 156)  hsl(317, 83%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red