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#ABC609

#abc609 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abc609 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 77.65% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 91.3% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4907

Complementary

  1. #abc609
  2. #2409c6

Split complementary

  1. #abc609
  2. #094dc6
  3. #8209c6

Analogous

  1. #c68209
  2. #abc609
  3. #4dc609

Triadic

  1. #abc609
  2. #09abc6
  3. #c609ab

Tetradic

  1. #abc609
  2. #09c624
  3. #2409c6
  4. #c609ab

Square

  1. #abc609
  2. #09c682
  3. #2409c6
  4. #c6094d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3402
  2. #6c7d06
  3. #abc609
  4. #d8f526
  5. #e5f870

Shades

#abc609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc609
  2. #9ab208
  3. #899e07
  4. #788b06
  5. #677705
  6. #566305
  7. #444f04
  8. #333b03
  9. #222802
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc609
  2. #b3cc22
  3. #bcd13a
  4. #c4d753
  5. #cddd6b
  6. #d5e384
  7. #dde89d
  8. #e6eeb5
  9. #eef4ce
  10. #f7f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc609
  2. #a7bf15
  3. #a2b821
  4. #9eb12d
  5. #9aaa39
  6. #96a345
  7. #919c50
  8. #8d955c
  9. #898e68
  10. #848774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4bf94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ba29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bf20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bf86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc609 {
  color: #abc609;
}
Background
.bg-abc609 {
  background-color: #abc609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc609 {
  border: 2px solid #abc609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 198 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc609, #4dc609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 198 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.40 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.75 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.70 #5439f6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abc609  rgb(171, 198, 9)  hsl(69, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#2409c6  rgb(36, 9, 198)  hsl(249, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#09abc6  rgb(9, 171, 198)  hsl(189, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#c609ab  rgb(198, 9, 171)  hsl(309, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red