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#A9CF4E

#a9cf4e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a9cf4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 81.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 77.67°, with 57.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5361

Complementary

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #744ecf

Split complementary

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #4e69cf
  3. #b44ecf

Analogous

  1. #cfb44e
  2. #a9cf4e
  3. #69cf4e

Triadic

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #4ea9cf
  3. #cf4ea9

Tetradic

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #4ecf74
  3. #744ecf
  4. #cf4ea9

Square

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #4ecfb4
  3. #744ecf
  4. #cf4e69

Monochromatic

  1. #52681c
  2. #81a42c
  3. #a9cf4e
  4. #c6df8a
  5. #e3f0c6

Shades

#a9cf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #98ba46
  3. #87a63e
  4. #769137
  5. #657c2f
  6. #556827
  7. #44531f
  8. #333e17
  9. #222910
  10. #111508
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9cf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #b2d460
  3. #bad971
  4. #c3dd83
  5. #cbe295
  6. #d4e7a7
  7. #ddecb8
  8. #e5f1ca
  9. #eef5dc
  10. #f6faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9cf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9cf4e
  2. #a5c753
  3. #a1bf58
  4. #9db75d
  5. #99af62
  6. #95a867
  7. #90a06c
  8. #8c9871
  9. #889076
  10. #84887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c7a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac33e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0c5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c754 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9cf4e {
  color: #a9cf4e;
}
Background
.bg-a9cf4e {
  background-color: #a9cf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9cf4e {
  border: 2px solid #a9cf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9cf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 207 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9cf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9cf4e, #69cf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9cf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 207 78 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.91 #5630b1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a9cf4e  rgb(169, 207, 78)  hsl(78, 57%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#744ecf  rgb(116, 78, 207)  hsl(258, 57%, 56%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ea9cf  rgb(78, 169, 207)  hsl(198, 57%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf4ea9  rgb(207, 78, 169)  hsl(318, 57%, 56%)  Mulberry