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#ABD609

#abd609 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#abd609 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, 83.92% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.79% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 72.59°, with 91.93% saturation and 43.73% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5677

Complementary

  1. #abd609
  2. #3409d6

Split complementary

  1. #abd609
  2. #0944d6
  3. #9b09d6

Analogous

  1. #d69b09
  2. #abd609
  3. #44d609

Triadic

  1. #abd609
  2. #09abd6
  3. #d609ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd609
  2. #09d634
  3. #3409d6
  4. #d609ab

Square

  1. #abd609
  2. #09d69b
  3. #3409d6
  4. #d60944

Monochromatic

  1. #364303
  2. #708d06
  3. #abd609
  4. #cef735
  5. #e0fa7e

Shades

#abd609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd609
  2. #9ac108
  3. #89ab07
  4. #789606
  5. #678005
  6. #566b05
  7. #445604
  8. #334003
  9. #222b02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd609
  2. #b3da22
  3. #bcde3a
  4. #c4e253
  5. #cde66b
  6. #d5eb84
  7. #ddef9d
  8. #e6f3b5
  9. #eef7ce
  10. #f7fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd609
  2. #a7cd15
  3. #a2c521
  4. #9ebc2d
  5. #9ab439
  6. #96ab45
  7. #91a250
  8. #8d9a5c
  9. #899168
  10. #848974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4cbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cf91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd609 {
  color: #abd609;
}
Background
.bg-abd609 {
  background-color: #abd609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd609 {
  border: 2px solid #abd609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 214 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd609, #44d609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 214 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.47 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.88 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.11 #5429f6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd609  rgb(171, 214, 9)  hsl(73, 92%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#3409d6  rgb(52, 9, 214)  hsl(253, 92%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#09abd6  rgb(9, 171, 214)  hsl(193, 92%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#d609ab  rgb(214, 9, 171)  hsl(313, 92%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red