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#ABD009

#abd009 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#abd009 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 81.57% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.67% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 71.16°, with 91.71% saturation and 42.55% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5379

Complementary

  1. #abd009
  2. #2e09d0

Split complementary

  1. #abd009
  2. #0947d0
  3. #9209d0

Analogous

  1. #d09209
  2. #abd009
  3. #47d009

Triadic

  1. #abd009
  2. #09abd0
  3. #d009ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd009
  2. #09d02e
  3. #2e09d0
  4. #d009ab

Square

  1. #abd009
  2. #09d092
  3. #2e09d0
  4. #d00947

Monochromatic

  1. #323d03
  2. #6f8706
  3. #abd009
  4. #d1f62f
  5. #e1f979

Shades

#abd009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd009
  2. #9abb08
  3. #89a607
  4. #789206
  5. #677d05
  6. #566805
  7. #445304
  8. #333e03
  9. #222a02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd009
  2. #b3d522
  3. #bcd93a
  4. #c4de53
  5. #cde36b
  6. #d5e884
  7. #ddec9d
  8. #e6f1b5
  9. #eef6ce
  10. #f7fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd009
  2. #a7c815
  3. #a2c021
  4. #9eb82d
  5. #9ab039
  6. #96a845
  7. #91a050
  8. #8d985c
  9. #899068
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd009 {
  color: #abd009;
}
Background
.bg-abd009 {
  background-color: #abd009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd009 {
  border: 2px solid #abd009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 208 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd009, #47d009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 208 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.46 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.42 #542ff6 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd009  rgb(171, 208, 9)  hsl(71, 92%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2e09d0  rgb(46, 9, 208)  hsl(251, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09abd0  rgb(9, 171, 208)  hsl(191, 92%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#d009ab  rgb(208, 9, 171)  hsl(311, 92%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red