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#9DC409

#9dc409 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9dc409 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.41% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 72.51°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4667

Complementary

  1. #9dc409
  2. #3009c4

Split complementary

  1. #9dc409
  2. #0940c4
  3. #8e09c4

Analogous

  1. #c48e09
  2. #9dc409
  3. #40c409

Triadic

  1. #9dc409
  2. #099dc4
  3. #c4099d

Tetradic

  1. #9dc409
  2. #09c430
  3. #3009c4
  4. #c4099d

Square

  1. #9dc409
  2. #09c48e
  3. #3009c4
  4. #c40940

Monochromatic

  1. #283202
  2. #627b06
  3. #9dc409
  4. #caf525
  5. #dbf86e

Shades

#9dc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dc409
  2. #8db008
  3. #7e9d07
  4. #6e8906
  5. #5e7605
  6. #4f6205
  7. #3f4e04
  8. #2f3b03
  9. #1f2702
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dc409
  2. #a7ca22
  3. #b1d03a
  4. #bad653
  5. #c4dc6b
  6. #cee284
  7. #d8e79d
  8. #e2edb5
  9. #ebf3ce
  10. #f5f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dc409
  2. #9abd15
  3. #97b621
  4. #94b02d
  5. #91a939
  6. #8fa245
  7. #8c9b50
  8. #89945c
  9. #868e68
  10. #838774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acbc91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6b9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babc20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2be84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dc409 {
  color: #9dc409;
}
Background
.bg-9dc409 {
  background-color: #9dc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dc409 {
  border: 2px solid #9dc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dc409, #40c409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.62 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.39 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.66 #623bf6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9dc409  rgb(157, 196, 9)  hsl(73, 91%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#3009c4  rgb(48, 9, 196)  hsl(253, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#099dc4  rgb(9, 157, 196)  hsl(193, 91%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c4099d  rgb(196, 9, 157)  hsl(313, 91%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red