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#ACCC09

#accc09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#accc09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 80% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 69.85°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5198

Complementary

  1. #accc09
  2. #2909cc

Split complementary

  1. #accc09
  2. #094acc
  3. #8a09cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #accc09
  3. #4acc09

Triadic

  1. #accc09
  2. #09accc
  3. #cc09ac

Tetradic

  1. #accc09
  2. #09cc29
  3. #2909cc
  4. #cc09ac

Square

  1. #accc09
  2. #09cc8a
  3. #2909cc
  4. #cc094a

Monochromatic

  1. #303903
  2. #6e8306
  3. #accc09
  4. #d5f62c
  5. #e3f975

Shades

#accc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #accc09
  2. #9bb808
  3. #8aa307
  4. #788f06
  5. #677a05
  6. #566605
  7. #455204
  8. #343d03
  9. #222902
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#accc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #accc09
  2. #b4d122
  3. #bdd63a
  4. #c5db53
  5. #cde06b
  6. #d6e684
  7. #deeb9d
  8. #e6f0b5
  9. #eef5ce
  10. #f7fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#accc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #accc09
  2. #a8c415
  3. #a3bd21
  4. #9fb52d
  5. #9aae39
  6. #96a645
  7. #929e50
  8. #8d975c
  9. #898f68
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c58a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-accc09 {
  color: #accc09;
}
Background
.bg-accc09 {
  background-color: #accc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-accc09 {
  border: 2px solid #accc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #accc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 204 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-accc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #accc09, #4acc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-accc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 204 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.42 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.56 #5333f6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#accc09  rgb(172, 204, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2909cc  rgb(41, 9, 204)  hsl(250, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09accc  rgb(9, 172, 204)  hsl(190, 92%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#cc09ac  rgb(204, 9, 172)  hsl(310, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red