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#9CD930

#9cd930 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd930 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, 85.1% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.88% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 81.66°, with 68.98% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5691

Complementary

  1. #9cd930
  2. #6d30d9

Split complementary

  1. #9cd930
  2. #3047d9
  3. #c230d9

Analogous

  1. #d9c230
  2. #9cd930
  3. #47d930

Triadic

  1. #9cd930
  2. #309cd9
  3. #d9309c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd930
  2. #30d96d
  3. #6d30d9
  4. #d9309c

Square

  1. #9cd930
  2. #30d9c2
  3. #6d30d9
  4. #d93047

Monochromatic

  1. #435f11
  2. #709f1d
  3. #9cd930
  4. #bbe571
  5. #daf1b1

Shades

#9cd930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd930
  2. #8cc32b
  3. #7dae26
  4. #6d9822
  5. #5e821d
  6. #4e6d18
  7. #3e5713
  8. #2f410e
  9. #1f2b0a
  10. #101605
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd930
  2. #a6dd45
  3. #b0e159
  4. #bae46e
  5. #c4e883
  6. #ceec98
  7. #d7f0ac
  8. #e1f4c1
  9. #ebf7d6
  10. #f5fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd930
  2. #99d038
  3. #96c740
  4. #94be48
  5. #91b550
  6. #8ead58
  7. #8ba460
  8. #889b68
  9. #869270
  10. #838978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7cea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc542 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2cfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbd019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ce3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fd396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd930 {
  color: #9cd930;
}
Background
.bg-9cd930 {
  background-color: #9cd930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd930 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 217 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 69% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd930, #47d930);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 217 48 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.97 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.29 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.89 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.92 #6326cf Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd930  rgb(156, 217, 48)  hsl(82, 69%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#6d30d9  rgb(109, 48, 217)  hsl(262, 69%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#309cd9  rgb(48, 156, 217)  hsl(202, 69%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#d9309c  rgb(217, 48, 156)  hsl(322, 69%, 52%)  Mulberry