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#ABC951

#abc951 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#abc951 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 78.82% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.7% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 52.63% saturation and 55.29% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5103

Complementary

  1. #abc951
  2. #6f51c9

Split complementary

  1. #abc951
  2. #516fc9
  3. #ab51c9

Analogous

  1. #c9ab51
  2. #abc951
  3. #6fc951

Triadic

  1. #abc951
  2. #51abc9
  3. #c951ab

Tetradic

  1. #abc951
  2. #51c96f
  3. #6f51c9
  4. #c951ab

Square

  1. #abc951
  2. #51c9ab
  3. #6f51c9
  4. #c9516f

Monochromatic

  1. #51621f
  2. #829d31
  3. #abc951
  4. #c7db8b
  5. #e3edc6

Shades

#abc951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc951
  2. #9ab549
  3. #89a141
  4. #788d39
  5. #677931
  6. #566529
  7. #445020
  8. #333c18
  9. #222810
  10. #111408
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc951
  2. #b3ce62
  3. #bcd474
  4. #c4d985
  5. #cddf97
  6. #d5e4a8
  7. #dde9b9
  8. #e6efcb
  9. #eef4dc
  10. #f7faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc951
  2. #a7c256
  3. #a2ba5a
  4. #9eb35f
  5. #9aac64
  6. #96a569
  7. #919d6d
  8. #8d9672
  9. #898f77
  10. #84877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4be43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0c393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc951 {
  color: #abc951;
}
Background
.bg-abc951 {
  background-color: #abc951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc951 {
  border: 2px solid #abc951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 201 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 53% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc951, #6fc951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 201 81 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.39 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.29 #5436ae Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abc951  rgb(171, 201, 81)  hsl(75, 53%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#6f51c9  rgb(111, 81, 201)  hsl(255, 53%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#51abc9  rgb(81, 171, 201)  hsl(195, 53%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#c951ab  rgb(201, 81, 171)  hsl(315, 53%, 55%)  Mulberry