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#9CD950

#9cd950 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9cd950 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.13% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 86.72°, with 64.32% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5727

Complementary

  1. #9cd950
  2. #8d50d9

Split complementary

  1. #9cd950
  2. #5058d9
  3. #d250d9

Analogous

  1. #d9d250
  2. #9cd950
  3. #58d950

Triadic

  1. #9cd950
  2. #509cd9
  3. #d9509c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd950
  2. #50d98d
  3. #8d50d9
  4. #d9509c

Square

  1. #9cd950
  2. #50d9d2
  3. #8d50d9
  4. #d95058

Monochromatic

  1. #4d761a
  2. #76b527
  3. #9cd950
  4. #c0e78f
  5. #e3f4ce

Shades

#9cd950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd950
  2. #8cc348
  3. #7dae40
  4. #6d9838
  5. #5e8230
  6. #4e6d28
  7. #3e5720
  8. #2f4118
  9. #1f2b10
  10. #101608
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd950
  2. #a6dd62
  3. #b0e173
  4. #bae485
  5. #c4e896
  6. #ceeca8
  7. #d7f0b9
  8. #e1f4cb
  9. #ebf7dc
  10. #f5fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd950
  2. #99d055
  3. #96c75a
  4. #94be5e
  5. #91b563
  6. #8ead68
  7. #8ba46d
  8. #889b72
  9. #869276
  10. #83897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8cfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ca3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d0bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cad046 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ce57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ed49d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd950 {
  color: #9cd950;
}
Background
.bg-9cd950 {
  background-color: #9cd950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd950 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 217 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 64% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd950, #58d950);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 217 80 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.67 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.31 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.50 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.33 #6326af Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cd950  rgb(156, 217, 80)  hsl(87, 64%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#8d50d9  rgb(141, 80, 217)  hsl(267, 64%, 58%)  Dark Orchid
#509cd9  rgb(80, 156, 217)  hsl(207, 64%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#d9509c  rgb(217, 80, 156)  hsl(327, 64%, 58%)  Mulberry