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#9CD540

#9cd540 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd540 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, 83.53% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.95% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 82.95°, with 63.95% saturation and 54.31% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5503

Complementary

  1. #9cd540
  2. #7940d5

Split complementary

  1. #9cd540
  2. #4051d5
  3. #c340d5

Analogous

  1. #d5c340
  2. #9cd540
  3. #51d540

Triadic

  1. #9cd540
  2. #409cd5
  3. #d5409c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd540
  2. #40d579
  3. #7940d5
  4. #d5409c

Square

  1. #9cd540
  2. #40d5c3
  3. #7940d5
  4. #d54051

Monochromatic

  1. #476616
  2. #73a424
  3. #9cd540
  4. #bde37f
  5. #ddf1bd

Shades

#9cd540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd540
  2. #8cc03a
  3. #7daa33
  4. #6d952d
  5. #5e8026
  6. #4e6b20
  7. #3e551a
  8. #2f4013
  9. #1f2b0d
  10. #101506
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd540
  2. #a6d953
  3. #b0dd66
  4. #bae279
  5. #c4e68c
  6. #ceeaa0
  7. #d7eeb3
  8. #e1f2c6
  9. #ebf7d9
  10. #f5fbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd540
  2. #99cd46
  3. #96c44d
  4. #94bc53
  5. #91b35a
  6. #8eab60
  7. #8ba266
  8. #889a6d
  9. #869173
  10. #83897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5cba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc627 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c34d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1ccb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cc33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ca48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fcf96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd540 {
  color: #9cd540;
}
Background
.bg-9cd540 {
  background-color: #9cd540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd540 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 213 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 64% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd540, #51d540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 213 64 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.21 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.46 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.37 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.53 #632abf Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd540  rgb(156, 213, 64)  hsl(83, 64%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#7940d5  rgb(121, 64, 213)  hsl(263, 64%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#409cd5  rgb(64, 156, 213)  hsl(203, 64%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#d5409c  rgb(213, 64, 156)  hsl(323, 64%, 54%)  Mulberry