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#9ECD06

#9ecd06 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#9ecd06 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, 80.39% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 74.17°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5094

Complementary

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #3506cd

Split complementary

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #063bcd
  3. #9806cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9806
  2. #9ecd06
  3. #3bcd06

Triadic

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #069ecd
  3. #cd069e

Tetradic

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #06cd35
  3. #3506cd
  4. #cd069e

Square

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #06cd98
  3. #3506cd
  4. #cd063b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3802
  2. #658304
  3. #9ecd06
  4. #c7f927
  5. #dafb71

Shades

#9ecd06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #8eb905
  3. #7ea405
  4. #6f9004
  5. #5f7b04
  6. #4f6703
  7. #3f5202
  8. #2f3e02
  9. #202901
  10. #101501
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ecd06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #a8d21f
  3. #b1d738
  4. #bbdc51
  5. #c5e16a
  6. #cfe683
  7. #d8eb9b
  8. #e2f0b4
  9. #ecf5cd
  10. #f5fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ecd06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ecd06
  2. #9bc512
  3. #98be1e
  4. #95b62b
  5. #92ae37
  6. #8fa743
  7. #8c9f4f
  8. #89975b
  9. #868f68
  10. #838874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6c2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ecd06 {
  color: #9ecd06;
}
Background
.bg-9ecd06 {
  background-color: #9ecd06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ecd06 {
  border: 2px solid #9ecd06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ecd06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 205 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ecd06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ecd06, #3bcd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ecd06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 205 6 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.60 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.38 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 11.16 #6132f9 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ecd06  rgb(158, 205, 6)  hsl(74, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#3506cd  rgb(53, 6, 205)  hsl(254, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#069ecd  rgb(6, 158, 205)  hsl(194, 94%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#cd069e  rgb(205, 6, 158)  hsl(314, 94%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red