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#9EC852

#9ec852 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9ec852 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 78.43% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 81.36°, with 51.75% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4919

Complementary

  1. #9ec852
  2. #7c52c8

Split complementary

  1. #9ec852
  2. #5263c8
  3. #b752c8

Analogous

  1. #c8b752
  2. #9ec852
  3. #63c852

Triadic

  1. #9ec852
  2. #529ec8
  3. #c8529e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec852
  2. #52c87c
  3. #7c52c8
  4. #c8529e

Square

  1. #9ec852
  2. #52c8b7
  3. #7c52c8
  4. #c85263

Monochromatic

  1. #4a621f
  2. #769c32
  3. #9ec852
  4. #bfda8c
  5. #dfedc6

Shades

#9ec852 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec852
  2. #8eb44a
  3. #7ea042
  4. #6f8c39
  5. #5f7831
  6. #4f6429
  7. #3f5021
  8. #2f3c19
  9. #202810
  10. #101408
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec852 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec852
  2. #a8ce63
  3. #b1d375
  4. #bbd986
  5. #c5de97
  6. #cfe4a9
  7. #d8e9ba
  8. #e2efcb
  9. #ecf4dc
  10. #f5faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec852 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec852
  2. #9bc157
  3. #98ba5b
  4. #95b260
  5. #92ab64
  6. #8fa469
  7. #8c9d6e
  8. #899672
  9. #868e77
  10. #83877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccba5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbf57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1c393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec852 {
  color: #9ec852;
}
Background
.bg-9ec852 {
  background-color: #9ec852;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec852 {
  border: 2px solid #9ec852;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec852;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 200 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec852 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec852, #63c852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec852 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 200 82 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.91 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.85 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.38 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.43 #6137ad Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ec852  rgb(158, 200, 82)  hsl(81, 52%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#7c52c8  rgb(124, 82, 200)  hsl(261, 52%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#529ec8  rgb(82, 158, 200)  hsl(201, 52%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#c8529e  rgb(200, 82, 158)  hsl(321, 52%, 55%)  Mulberry