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#9EC705

#9ec705 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#9ec705 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 78.04% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.49% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 72.68°, with 95.1% saturation and 40% 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 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4813

Complementary

  1. #9ec705
  2. #2e05c7

Split complementary

  1. #9ec705
  2. #053dc7
  3. #8f05c7

Analogous

  1. #c78f05
  2. #9ec705
  3. #3dc705

Triadic

  1. #9ec705
  2. #059ec7
  3. #c7059e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec705
  2. #05c72e
  3. #2e05c7
  4. #c7059e

Square

  1. #9ec705
  2. #05c78f
  3. #2e05c7
  4. #c7053d

Monochromatic

  1. #283201
  2. #637c03
  3. #9ec705
  4. #cbf91f
  5. #ddfb6a

Shades

#9ec705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec705
  2. #8eb305
  3. #7e9f04
  4. #6f8b04
  5. #5f7703
  6. #4f6403
  7. #3f5002
  8. #2f3c02
  9. #202801
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec705
  2. #a8cd1e
  3. #b1d237
  4. #bbd850
  5. #c5dd69
  6. #cfe382
  7. #d8e99b
  8. #e2eeb4
  9. #ecf4cd
  10. #f5f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec705
  2. #9bc011
  3. #98b91e
  4. #95b22a
  5. #92ab36
  6. #8fa443
  7. #8c9c4f
  8. #89955b
  9. #868e67
  10. #838774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebe92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7bca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbe1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec705 {
  color: #9ec705;
}
Background
.bg-9ec705 {
  background-color: #9ec705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec705 {
  border: 2px solid #9ec705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 199 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec705, #3dc705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 199 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.90 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.79 #6138fa Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ec705  rgb(158, 199, 5)  hsl(73, 95%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#2e05c7  rgb(46, 5, 199)  hsl(253, 95%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#059ec7  rgb(5, 158, 199)  hsl(193, 95%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c7059e  rgb(199, 5, 158)  hsl(313, 95%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red