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#A9FB39

#a9fb39 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a9fb39 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 98.43% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.29% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 85.36°, with 96.04% saturation and 60.39% 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 16.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7772

Complementary

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #8b39fb

Split complementary

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #3948fb
  3. #ec39fb

Analogous

  1. #fbec39
  2. #a9fb39
  3. #48fb39

Triadic

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #39a9fb
  3. #fb39a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #39fb8b
  3. #8b39fb
  4. #fb39a9

Square

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #39fbec
  3. #8b39fb
  4. #fb3948

Monochromatic

  1. #599803
  2. #85e305
  3. #a9fb39
  4. #cafd84
  5. #eafecf

Shades

#a9fb39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #98e233
  3. #87c92e
  4. #76b028
  5. #659722
  6. #557e1d
  7. #446417
  8. #334b11
  9. #22320b
  10. #111906
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9fb39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #b2fb4d
  3. #bafc61
  4. #c3fc74
  5. #cbfd88
  6. #d4fd9c
  7. #ddfdb0
  8. #e5fec4
  9. #eefed7
  10. #f6ffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9fb39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9fb39
  2. #a5ef40
  3. #a1e247
  4. #9dd64e
  5. #99ca55
  6. #95be5d
  7. #90b164
  8. #8ca56b
  9. #889972
  10. #848c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfeeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe24e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adf0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7f01f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfed47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abf5ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9fb39 {
  color: #a9fb39;
}
Background
.bg-a9fb39 {
  background-color: #a9fb39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9fb39 {
  border: 2px solid #a9fb39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9fb39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 251 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9fb39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9fb39, #48fb39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9fb39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 251 57 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.98 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.17 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.80 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.10 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.82 #5604c6 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#a9fb39  rgb(169, 251, 57)  hsl(85, 96%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#8b39fb  rgb(139, 57, 251)  hsl(265, 96%, 60%)  Vivid Violet
#39a9fb  rgb(57, 169, 251)  hsl(205, 96%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#fb39a9  rgb(251, 57, 169)  hsl(325, 96%, 60%)  Persian Rose