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#9FE005

#9fe005 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9fe005 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 87.84% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.77% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 77.81°, with 95.63% saturation and 44.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6069

Complementary

  1. #9fe005
  2. #4605e0

Split complementary

  1. #9fe005
  2. #0531e0
  3. #b305e0

Analogous

  1. #e0b305
  2. #9fe005
  3. #31e005

Triadic

  1. #9fe005
  2. #059fe0
  3. #e0059f

Tetradic

  1. #9fe005
  2. #05e046
  3. #4605e0
  4. #e0059f

Square

  1. #9fe005
  2. #05e0b3
  3. #4605e0
  4. #e00531

Monochromatic

  1. #354a02
  2. #6a9503
  3. #9fe005
  4. #c0fb37
  5. #d8fc82

Shades

#9fe005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fe005
  2. #8fca05
  3. #7fb304
  4. #6f9d04
  5. #5f8603
  6. #507003
  7. #405a02
  8. #304302
  9. #202d01
  10. #101601
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fe005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fe005
  2. #a9e31e
  3. #b2e637
  4. #bce950
  5. #c5ec69
  6. #cff082
  7. #d9f39b
  8. #e2f6b4
  9. #ecf9cd
  10. #f5fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fe005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fe005
  2. #9cd611
  3. #99cd1e
  4. #96c32a
  5. #93ba36
  6. #90b043
  7. #8ca64f
  8. #899d5b
  9. #869367
  10. #838a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcd5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eccf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5d5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3da97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fe005 {
  color: #9fe005;
}
Background
.bg-9fe005 {
  background-color: #9fe005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fe005 {
  border: 2px solid #9fe005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fe005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 224 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fe005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fe005, #31e005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fe005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 224 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.40 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.63 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.74 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.07 #601ffa Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9fe005  rgb(159, 224, 5)  hsl(78, 96%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4605e0  rgb(70, 5, 224)  hsl(258, 96%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#059fe0  rgb(5, 159, 224)  hsl(198, 96%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#e0059f  rgb(224, 5, 159)  hsl(318, 96%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red