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#9CD86A

#9cd86a ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9cd86a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 84.71% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.93% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 58.51% saturation and 63.14% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5722

Complementary

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #a66ad8

Split complementary

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #6f6ad8
  3. #d86ad3

Analogous

  1. #d3d86a
  2. #9cd86a
  3. #6ad86f

Triadic

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #6a9cd8
  3. #d86a9c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #6ad8a6
  3. #a66ad8
  4. #d86a9c

Square

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #6ad3d8
  3. #a66ad8
  4. #d86f6a

Monochromatic

  1. #508623
  2. #74c333
  3. #9cd86a
  4. #c4e8a7
  5. #edf8e3

Shades

#9cd86a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #8cc25f
  3. #7dad55
  4. #6d974a
  5. #5e8240
  6. #4e6c35
  7. #3e562a
  8. #2f4120
  9. #1f2b15
  10. #10160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd86a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #a6dc79
  3. #b0e088
  4. #bae497
  5. #c4e8a6
  6. #ceecb5
  7. #d7efc3
  8. #e1f3d2
  9. #ebf7e1
  10. #f5fbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd86a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd86a
  2. #99cf6c
  3. #96c66e
  4. #94be71
  5. #91b573
  6. #8eac75
  7. #8ba377
  8. #889a79
  9. #86927c
  10. #83897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7ceaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0ca60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c671 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dd1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d064 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2cd6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dd4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd86a {
  color: #9cd86a;
}
Background
.bg-9cd86a {
  background-color: #9cd86a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd86a {
  border: 2px solid #9cd86a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd86a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 216 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 59% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd86a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd86a, #6ad86f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd86a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 216 106 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.72 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.33 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.51 #632795 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9cd86a  rgb(156, 216, 106)  hsl(93, 59%, 63%)  Pistachio
#a66ad8  rgb(166, 106, 216)  hsl(273, 59%, 63%)  Amethyst
#6a9cd8  rgb(106, 156, 216)  hsl(213, 59%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#d86a9c  rgb(216, 106, 156)  hsl(333, 59%, 63%)  Thulian Pink