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#9FCA47

#9fca47 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9fca47 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 79.22% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 79.69°, with 55.27% saturation and 53.53% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5007

Complementary

  1. #9fca47
  2. #7247ca

Split complementary

  1. #9fca47
  2. #475eca
  3. #b347ca

Analogous

  1. #cab347
  2. #9fca47
  3. #5eca47

Triadic

  1. #9fca47
  2. #479fca
  3. #ca479f

Tetradic

  1. #9fca47
  2. #47ca72
  3. #7247ca
  4. #ca479f

Square

  1. #9fca47
  2. #47cab3
  3. #7247ca
  4. #ca475e

Monochromatic

  1. #475d1b
  2. #75992c
  3. #9fca47
  4. #bedb82
  5. #ddecbe

Shades

#9fca47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fca47
  2. #8fb640
  3. #7fa239
  4. #6f8d32
  5. #5f792b
  6. #506524
  7. #40511c
  8. #303d15
  9. #20280e
  10. #101407
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fca47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fca47
  2. #a9cf59
  3. #b2d56c
  4. #bcda7e
  5. #c5df91
  6. #cfe5a3
  7. #d9eab5
  8. #e2efc8
  9. #ecf4da
  10. #f5faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fca47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fca47
  2. #9cc34d
  3. #99bb52
  4. #96b458
  5. #93ac5e
  6. #90a564
  7. #8c9e69
  8. #89966f
  9. #868f75
  10. #83877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bd36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5c1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c23d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc14d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3c591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fca47 {
  color: #9fca47;
}
Background
.bg-9fca47 {
  background-color: #9fca47;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fca47 {
  border: 2px solid #9fca47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fca47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 202 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fca47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fca47, #5eca47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fca47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 202 71 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.34 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.84 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.53 #6035b8 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9fca47  rgb(159, 202, 71)  hsl(80, 55%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#7247ca  rgb(114, 71, 202)  hsl(260, 55%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#479fca  rgb(71, 159, 202)  hsl(200, 55%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#ca479f  rgb(202, 71, 159)  hsl(320, 55%, 54%)  Mulberry