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#9CD353

#9cd353 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd353 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.66% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 85.78°, with 59.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5428

Complementary

  1. #9cd353
  2. #8a53d3

Split complementary

  1. #9cd353
  2. #535cd3
  3. #ca53d3

Analogous

  1. #d3ca53
  2. #9cd353
  3. #5cd353

Triadic

  1. #9cd353
  2. #539cd3
  3. #d3539c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd353
  2. #53d38a
  3. #8a53d3
  4. #d3539c

Square

  1. #9cd353
  2. #53d3ca
  3. #8a53d3
  4. #d3535c

Monochromatic

  1. #4c701d
  2. #76ad2c
  3. #9cd353
  4. #bfe390
  5. #e2f2cd

Shades

#9cd353 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd353
  2. #8cbe4b
  3. #7da942
  4. #6d943a
  5. #5e7f32
  6. #4e6a2a
  7. #3e5421
  8. #2f3f19
  9. #1f2a11
  10. #101508
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd353 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd353
  2. #a6d764
  3. #b0dc75
  4. #bae087
  5. #c4e598
  6. #cee9a9
  7. #d7edba
  8. #e1f2cb
  9. #ebf6dd
  10. #f5fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd353 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd353
  2. #99cb58
  3. #96c25c
  4. #94ba61
  5. #91b265
  6. #8eaa6a
  7. #8ba16e
  8. #889973
  9. #869177
  10. #83887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc544 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c15c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0cab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cb4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c959 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ece9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd353 {
  color: #9cd353;
}
Background
.bg-9cd353 {
  background-color: #9cd353;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd353 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd353;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd353;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 211 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd353 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd353, #5cd353);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd353 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 211 83 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.90 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.50 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.85 #632cac Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd353  rgb(156, 211, 83)  hsl(86, 59%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#8a53d3  rgb(138, 83, 211)  hsl(266, 59%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#539cd3  rgb(83, 156, 211)  hsl(206, 59%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#d3539c  rgb(211, 83, 156)  hsl(326, 59%, 58%)  Mulberry