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#A9F237

#a9f237 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a9f237 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, 94.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.27% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 83.42°, with 87.79% saturation and 58.24% 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 15.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7222

Complementary

  1. #a9f237
  2. #8037f2

Split complementary

  1. #a9f237
  2. #374cf2
  3. #dd37f2

Analogous

  1. #f2dd37
  2. #a9f237
  3. #4cf237

Triadic

  1. #a9f237
  2. #37a9f2
  3. #f237a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9f237
  2. #37f280
  3. #8037f2
  4. #f237a9

Square

  1. #a9f237
  2. #37f2dd
  3. #8037f2
  4. #f2374c

Monochromatic

  1. #568709
  2. #83cf0d
  3. #a9f237
  4. #c8f77f
  5. #e7fbc7

Shades

#a9f237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9f237
  2. #98da32
  3. #87c22c
  4. #76a927
  5. #659121
  6. #55791c
  7. #446116
  8. #334911
  9. #22300b
  10. #111806
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9f237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9f237
  2. #b2f34b
  3. #baf55f
  4. #c3f673
  5. #cbf787
  6. #d4f99b
  7. #ddfaaf
  8. #e5fbc3
  9. #eefcd7
  10. #f6feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9f237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9f237
  2. #a5e73e
  3. #a1db46
  4. #9dd04d
  5. #99c454
  6. #95b95c
  7. #90ae63
  8. #8ca26a
  9. #889771
  10. #848b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cae6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e81e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae544 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aceca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9f237 {
  color: #a9f237;
}
Background
.bg-a9f237 {
  background-color: #a9f237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9f237 {
  border: 2px solid #a9f237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9f237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 242 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9f237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9f237, #4cf237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9f237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 242 55 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.61 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.20 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.73 #560dc8 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#a9f237  rgb(169, 242, 55)  hsl(83, 88%, 58%)  Green Yellow
#8037f2  rgb(128, 55, 242)  hsl(263, 88%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#37a9f2  rgb(55, 169, 242)  hsl(203, 88%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#f237a9  rgb(242, 55, 169)  hsl(323, 88%, 58%)  Persian Rose