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#9FF016

#9ff016 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9ff016 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, 94.12% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 82.29°, with 87.9% saturation and 51.37% 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 14.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6975

Complementary

  1. #9ff016
  2. #6716f0

Split complementary

  1. #9ff016
  2. #1632f0
  3. #d416f0

Analogous

  1. #f0d416
  2. #9ff016
  3. #32f016

Triadic

  1. #9ff016
  2. #169ff0
  3. #f0169f

Tetradic

  1. #9ff016
  2. #16f067
  3. #6716f0
  4. #f0169f

Square

  1. #9ff016
  2. #16f0d4
  3. #6716f0
  4. #f01632

Monochromatic

  1. #436607
  2. #72ae0b
  3. #9ff016
  4. #bdf55e
  5. #daf9a6

Shades

#9ff016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ff016
  2. #8fd814
  3. #7fc012
  4. #6fa80f
  5. #5f900d
  6. #50780b
  7. #406009
  8. #304807
  9. #203004
  10. #101802
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ff016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ff016
  2. #a9f22d
  3. #b2f345
  4. #bcf55c
  5. #c5f673
  6. #cff88b
  7. #d9f9a2
  8. #e2fbb9
  9. #ecfcd0
  10. #f5fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ff016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ff016
  2. #9ce521
  3. #99da2b
  4. #96ce36
  5. #93c340
  6. #90b84b
  7. #8cad56
  8. #89a260
  9. #86966b
  10. #838b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5e3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3e5cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5e22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2eaa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ff016 {
  color: #9ff016;
}
Background
.bg-9ff016 {
  background-color: #9ff016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ff016 {
  border: 2px solid #9ff016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ff016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 240 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 88% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ff016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ff016, #32f016);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ff016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 240 22 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.65 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.21 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.62 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.87 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.54 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.15 #600fe9 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#9ff016  rgb(159, 240, 22)  hsl(82, 88%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#6716f0  rgb(103, 22, 240)  hsl(262, 88%, 51%)  Electric Indigo
#169ff0  rgb(22, 159, 240)  hsl(202, 88%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#f0169f  rgb(240, 22, 159)  hsl(322, 88%, 51%)  Persian Rose