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#9EC933

#9ec933 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9ec933 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 78.82% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.63% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 77.2°, with 59.52% saturation and 49.41% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #9ec933
  2. #5e33c9

Split complementary

  1. #9ec933
  2. #3353c9
  3. #a933c9

Analogous

  1. #c9a933
  2. #9ec933
  3. #53c933

Triadic

  1. #9ec933
  2. #339ec9
  3. #c9339e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec933
  2. #33c95e
  3. #5e33c9
  4. #c9339e

Square

  1. #9ec933
  2. #33c9a9
  3. #5e33c9
  4. #c93353

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4f14
  2. #6e8c24
  3. #9ec933
  4. #bbda6e
  5. #d8eaab

Shades

#9ec933 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec933
  2. #8eb52e
  3. #7ea129
  4. #6f8d24
  5. #5f791f
  6. #4f651a
  7. #3f5014
  8. #2f3c0f
  9. #20280a
  10. #101405
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec933 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec933
  2. #a8ce47
  3. #b1d45c
  4. #bbd970
  5. #c5df85
  6. #cfe499
  7. #d8e9ad
  8. #e2efc2
  9. #ecf4d6
  10. #f5faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec933 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec933
  2. #9bc23b
  3. #98ba42
  4. #95b34a
  5. #92ac52
  6. #8fa55a
  7. #8c9d61
  8. #899669
  9. #868f71
  10. #838778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c123 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc03c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec933 {
  color: #9ec933;
}
Background
.bg-9ec933 {
  background-color: #9ec933;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec933 {
  border: 2px solid #9ec933;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec933;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 201 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec933 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec933, #53c933);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec933 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 201 51 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.29 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.50 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.57 #6136cc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ec933  rgb(158, 201, 51)  hsl(77, 60%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#5e33c9  rgb(94, 51, 201)  hsl(257, 60%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#339ec9  rgb(51, 158, 201)  hsl(197, 60%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#c9339e  rgb(201, 51, 158)  hsl(317, 60%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red