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#9CD856

#9cd856 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd856 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, 84.71% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.19% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 62.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5685

Complementary

  1. #9cd856
  2. #9256d8

Split complementary

  1. #9cd856
  2. #565bd8
  3. #d356d8

Analogous

  1. #d8d356
  2. #9cd856
  3. #5bd856

Triadic

  1. #9cd856
  2. #569cd8
  3. #d8569c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd856
  2. #56d892
  3. #9256d8
  4. #d8569c

Square

  1. #9cd856
  2. #56d8d3
  3. #9256d8
  4. #d8565b

Monochromatic

  1. #4e791c
  2. #76b72a
  3. #9cd856
  4. #c0e694
  5. #e5f5d2

Shades

#9cd856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd856
  2. #8cc24d
  3. #7dad45
  4. #6d973c
  5. #5e8234
  6. #4e6c2b
  7. #3e5622
  8. #2f411a
  9. #1f2b11
  10. #101609
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd856
  2. #a6dc67
  3. #b0e078
  4. #bae489
  5. #c4e89a
  6. #ceecab
  7. #d7efbb
  8. #e1f3cc
  9. #ebf7dd
  10. #f5fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd856
  2. #99cf5a
  3. #96c65e
  4. #94be63
  5. #91b567
  6. #8eac6b
  7. #8ba36f
  8. #889a73
  9. #869278
  10. #83897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c560 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fcfbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cf4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3cd5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ed39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd856 {
  color: #9cd856;
}
Background
.bg-9cd856 {
  background-color: #9cd856;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd856 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 216 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd856, #5bd856);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 216 86 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.58 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.81 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.48 #6327a9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd856  rgb(156, 216, 86)  hsl(88, 63%, 59%)  Yellow Green
#9256d8  rgb(146, 86, 216)  hsl(268, 63%, 59%)  Amethyst
#569cd8  rgb(86, 156, 216)  hsl(208, 63%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#d8569c  rgb(216, 86, 156)  hsl(328, 63%, 59%)  Mulberry