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#ABD409

#abd409 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#abd409 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, 83.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.75% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 72.12°, with 91.86% saturation and 43.33% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5576

Complementary

  1. #abd409
  2. #3209d4

Split complementary

  1. #abd409
  2. #0945d4
  3. #9709d4

Analogous

  1. #d49709
  2. #abd409
  3. #45d409

Triadic

  1. #abd409
  2. #09abd4
  3. #d409ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd409
  2. #09d432
  3. #3209d4
  4. #d409ab

Square

  1. #abd409
  2. #09d497
  3. #3209d4
  4. #d40945

Monochromatic

  1. #354103
  2. #708b06
  3. #abd409
  4. #cff633
  5. #e0f97d

Shades

#abd409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd409
  2. #9abf08
  3. #89aa07
  4. #789406
  5. #677f05
  6. #566a05
  7. #445504
  8. #334003
  9. #222a02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd409
  2. #b3d822
  3. #bcdd3a
  4. #c4e153
  5. #cde56b
  6. #d5ea84
  7. #ddee9d
  8. #e6f2b5
  9. #eef6ce
  10. #f7fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd409
  2. #a7cc15
  3. #a2c321
  4. #9ebb2d
  5. #9ab239
  6. #96aa45
  7. #91a250
  8. #8d995c
  9. #899168
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbcb9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd409 {
  color: #abd409;
}
Background
.bg-abd409 {
  background-color: #abd409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd409 {
  border: 2px solid #abd409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 212 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd409, #45d409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 212 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.01 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.08 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.39 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.54 #542bf6 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd409  rgb(171, 212, 9)  hsl(72, 92%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3209d4  rgb(50, 9, 212)  hsl(252, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09abd4  rgb(9, 171, 212)  hsl(192, 92%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#d409ab  rgb(212, 9, 171)  hsl(312, 92%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red