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#9ECD63

#9ecd63 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9ecd63 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, 80.39% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 86.6°, with 51.46% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.45.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5183

Complementary

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #9263cd

Split complementary

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #6369cd
  3. #c763cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc763
  2. #9ecd63
  3. #69cd63

Triadic

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #639ecd
  3. #cd639e

Tetradic

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #63cd92
  3. #9263cd
  4. #cd639e

Square

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #63cdc7
  3. #9263cd
  4. #cd6369

Monochromatic

  1. #507225
  2. #78ac37
  3. #9ecd63
  4. #c2e09d
  5. #e6f2d7

Shades

#9ecd63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #8eb959
  3. #7ea44f
  4. #6f9045
  5. #5f7b3b
  6. #4f6732
  7. #3f5228
  8. #2f3e1e
  9. #202914
  10. #10150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ecd63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #a8d273
  3. #b1d782
  4. #bbdc92
  5. #c5e1a1
  6. #cfe6b1
  7. #d8ebc1
  8. #e2f0d0
  9. #ecf5e0
  10. #f5faef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ecd63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ecd63
  2. #9bc566
  3. #98be69
  4. #95b66c
  5. #92ae6f
  6. #8fa772
  7. #8c9f74
  8. #899777
  9. #868f7a
  10. #83887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c5a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbe6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c65d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc467 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ecd63 {
  color: #9ecd63;
}
Background
.bg-9ecd63 {
  background-color: #9ecd63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ecd63 {
  border: 2px solid #9ecd63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ecd63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 205 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ecd63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ecd63, #69cd63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ecd63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 205 99 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.45 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.90 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.28 #61329c Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Pistachio
#9ecd63  rgb(158, 205, 99)  hsl(87, 51%, 60%)  Pistachio
#9263cd  rgb(146, 99, 205)  hsl(267, 51%, 60%)  Amethyst
#639ecd  rgb(99, 158, 205)  hsl(207, 51%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#cd639e  rgb(205, 99, 158)  hsl(327, 51%, 60%)  Sky Magenta