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#9CD421

#9cd421 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd421 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, 83.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.43% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 78.77°, with 73.06% saturation and 48.04% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5426

Complementary

  1. #9cd421
  2. #5921d4

Split complementary

  1. #9cd421
  2. #2143d4
  3. #b221d4

Analogous

  1. #d4b221
  2. #9cd421
  3. #43d421

Triadic

  1. #9cd421
  2. #219cd4
  3. #d4219c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd421
  2. #21d459
  3. #5921d4
  4. #d4219c

Square

  1. #9cd421
  2. #21d4b2
  3. #5921d4
  4. #d42143

Monochromatic

  1. #3b500c
  2. #6b9217
  3. #9cd421
  4. #bbe65c
  5. #d6f09e

Shades

#9cd421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd421
  2. #8cbf1e
  3. #7daa1a
  4. #6d9417
  5. #5e7f14
  6. #4e6a11
  7. #3e550d
  8. #2f400a
  9. #1f2a07
  10. #101503
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd421
  2. #a6d837
  3. #b0dd4d
  4. #bae164
  5. #c4e57a
  6. #ceea90
  7. #d7eea6
  8. #e1f2bc
  9. #ebf6d3
  10. #f5fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd421
  2. #99cc2b
  3. #96c334
  4. #94bb3e
  5. #91b247
  6. #8eaa51
  7. #8ba25a
  8. #889964
  9. #86916d
  10. #838877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4ca9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3cab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0ce91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd421 {
  color: #9cd421;
}
Background
.bg-9cd421 {
  background-color: #9cd421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd421 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 212 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd421, #43d421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 212 33 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.69 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.92 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.38 #632bde Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd421  rgb(156, 212, 33)  hsl(79, 73%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#5921d4  rgb(89, 33, 212)  hsl(259, 73%, 48%)  Han Purple
#219cd4  rgb(33, 156, 212)  hsl(199, 73%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d4219c  rgb(212, 33, 156)  hsl(319, 73%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red