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#9CDA01

#9cda01 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9cda01 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 85.49% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.54% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 99.09% saturation and 42.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5721

Complementary

  1. #9cda01
  2. #3f01da

Split complementary

  1. #9cda01
  2. #0130da
  3. #ab01da

Analogous

  1. #daab01
  2. #9cda01
  3. #30da01

Triadic

  1. #9cda01
  2. #019cda
  3. #da019c

Tetradic

  1. #9cda01
  2. #01da3f
  3. #3f01da
  4. #da019c

Square

  1. #9cda01
  2. #01daab
  3. #3f01da
  4. #da0130

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4200
  2. #668e01
  3. #9cda01
  4. #c1fe29
  5. #d7fe76

Shades

#9cda01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cda01
  2. #8cc401
  3. #7dae01
  4. #6d9901
  5. #5e8301
  6. #4e6d01
  7. #3e5700
  8. #2f4100
  9. #1f2c00
  10. #101600
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cda01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cda01
  2. #a6de1a
  3. #b0e134
  4. #bae54d
  5. #c4e967
  6. #ceed80
  7. #d7f099
  8. #e1f4b3
  9. #ebf8cc
  10. #f5fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cda01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cda01
  2. #99d10e
  3. #96c81a
  4. #94bf27
  5. #91b634
  6. #8ead41
  7. #8ba44d
  8. #889b5a
  9. #869267
  10. #838973
  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 #b7cf9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2cfb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccd000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ce22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0d493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cda01 {
  color: #9cda01;
}
Background
.bg-9cda01 {
  background-color: #9cda01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cda01 {
  border: 2px solid #9cda01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cda01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 218 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cda01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cda01, #30da01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cda01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 218 1 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.39 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.36 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.82 #6325fe Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9cda01  rgb(156, 218, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3f01da  rgb(63, 1, 218)  hsl(257, 99%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#019cda  rgb(1, 156, 218)  hsl(197, 99%, 43%)  Carolina Blue
#da019c  rgb(218, 1, 156)  hsl(317, 99%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red