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#ABC90E

#abc90e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abc90e 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, 78.82% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.03% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 69.63°, with 86.98% saturation and 42.16% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5046

Complementary

  1. #abc90e
  2. #2c0ec9

Split complementary

  1. #abc90e
  2. #0e4dc9
  3. #8a0ec9

Analogous

  1. #c98a0e
  2. #abc90e
  3. #4dc90e

Triadic

  1. #abc90e
  2. #0eabc9
  3. #c90eab

Tetradic

  1. #abc90e
  2. #0ec92c
  3. #2c0ec9
  4. #c90eab

Square

  1. #abc90e
  2. #0ec98a
  3. #2c0ec9
  4. #c90e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #313a04
  2. #6e8109
  3. #abc90e
  4. #d2f133
  5. #e2f67a

Shades

#abc90e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc90e
  2. #9ab50d
  3. #89a10b
  4. #788d0a
  5. #677908
  6. #566507
  7. #445006
  8. #333c04
  9. #222803
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc90e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc90e
  2. #b3ce26
  3. #bcd43e
  4. #c4d956
  5. #cddf6e
  6. #d5e487
  7. #dde99f
  8. #e6efb7
  9. #eef4cf
  10. #f7fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc90e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc90e
  2. #a7c219
  3. #a2ba25
  4. #9eb330
  5. #9aac3c
  6. #96a547
  7. #919d52
  8. #8d965e
  9. #898f69
  10. #848775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6beab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc90e {
  color: #abc90e;
}
Background
.bg-abc90e {
  background-color: #abc90e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc90e {
  border: 2px solid #abc90e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc90e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 201 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc90e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc90e, #4dc90e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc90e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 201 14 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.93 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.09 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.95 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.94 #5436f1 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abc90e  rgb(171, 201, 14)  hsl(70, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2c0ec9  rgb(44, 14, 201)  hsl(250, 87%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0eabc9  rgb(14, 171, 201)  hsl(190, 87%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c90eab  rgb(201, 14, 171)  hsl(310, 87%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red