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#9CD414

#9cd414 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9cd414 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, 83.14% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.57% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 77.5°, with 82.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5421

Complementary

  1. #9cd414
  2. #4c14d4

Split complementary

  1. #9cd414
  2. #143cd4
  3. #ac14d4

Analogous

  1. #d4ac14
  2. #9cd414
  3. #3cd414

Triadic

  1. #9cd414
  2. #149cd4
  3. #d4149c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd414
  2. #14d44c
  3. #4c14d4
  4. #d4149c

Square

  1. #9cd414
  2. #14d4ac
  3. #4c14d4
  4. #d4143c

Monochromatic

  1. #354807
  2. #698e0d
  3. #9cd414
  4. #bdee47
  5. #d6f48d

Shades

#9cd414 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd414
  2. #8cbf12
  3. #7daa10
  4. #6d940e
  5. #5e7f0c
  6. #4e6a0a
  7. #3e5508
  8. #2f4006
  9. #1f2a04
  10. #101502
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd414 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd414
  2. #a6d82c
  3. #b0dd43
  4. #bae15b
  5. #c4e572
  6. #ceea8a
  7. #d7eea1
  8. #e1f2b9
  9. #ebf6d0
  10. #f5fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd414 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd414
  2. #99cc1f
  3. #96c32a
  4. #94bb34
  5. #91b23f
  6. #8eaa4a
  7. #8ba255
  8. #889960
  9. #86916a
  10. #838875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ca9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3cab4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0ce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd414 {
  color: #9cd414;
}
Background
.bg-9cd414 {
  background-color: #9cd414;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd414 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd414;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd414;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 212 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 83% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd414 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd414, #3cd414);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd414 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 212 20 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.38 #632beb Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd414  rgb(156, 212, 20)  hsl(78, 83%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4c14d4  rgb(76, 20, 212)  hsl(258, 83%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#149cd4  rgb(20, 156, 212)  hsl(198, 83%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#d4149c  rgb(212, 20, 156)  hsl(318, 83%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red