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#9ECA02

#9eca02 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#9eca02 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, 79.22% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.01% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 73.2°, with 98.04% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4951

Complementary

  1. #9eca02
  2. #2e02ca

Split complementary

  1. #9eca02
  2. #023aca
  3. #9202ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9202
  2. #9eca02
  3. #3aca02

Triadic

  1. #9eca02
  2. #029eca
  3. #ca029e

Tetradic

  1. #9eca02
  2. #02ca2e
  3. #2e02ca
  4. #ca029e

Square

  1. #9eca02
  2. #02ca92
  3. #2e02ca
  4. #ca023a

Monochromatic

  1. #283300
  2. #637e01
  3. #9eca02
  4. #cbfd1c
  5. #ddfe67

Shades

#9eca02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eca02
  2. #8eb602
  3. #7ea202
  4. #6f8d01
  5. #5f7901
  6. #4f6501
  7. #3f5101
  8. #2f3d01
  9. #202800
  10. #101400
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eca02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eca02
  2. #a8cf1b
  3. #b1d535
  4. #bbda4e
  5. #c5df67
  6. #cfe581
  7. #d8ea9a
  8. #e2efb3
  9. #ecf4cc
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eca02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eca02
  2. #9bc30f
  3. #98bb1b
  4. #95b428
  5. #92ac34
  6. #8fa541
  7. #8c9e4e
  8. #89965a
  9. #868f67
  10. #838773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eca02 {
  color: #9eca02;
}
Background
.bg-9eca02 {
  background-color: #9eca02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eca02 {
  border: 2px solid #9eca02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eca02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 202 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eca02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eca02, #3aca02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eca02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 202 2 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.53 #6135fd Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9eca02  rgb(158, 202, 2)  hsl(73, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#2e02ca  rgb(46, 2, 202)  hsl(253, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#029eca  rgb(2, 158, 202)  hsl(193, 98%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#ca029e  rgb(202, 2, 158)  hsl(313, 98%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red