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#ADD409

#add409 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#add409 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 83.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.75% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 71.53°, 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5599

Complementary

  1. #add409
  2. #3009d4

Split complementary

  1. #add409
  2. #0947d4
  3. #9609d4

Analogous

  1. #d49609
  2. #add409
  3. #47d409

Triadic

  1. #add409
  2. #09add4
  3. #d409ad

Tetradic

  1. #add409
  2. #09d430
  3. #3009d4
  4. #d409ad

Square

  1. #add409
  2. #09d496
  3. #3009d4
  4. #d40947

Monochromatic

  1. #354103
  2. #718b06
  3. #add409
  4. #d1f633
  5. #e1f97d

Shades

#add409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add409
  2. #9cbf08
  3. #8aaa07
  4. #799406
  5. #687f05
  6. #576a05
  7. #455504
  8. #344003
  9. #232a02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#add409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add409
  2. #b5d822
  3. #bddd3a
  4. #c6e153
  5. #cee56b
  6. #d6ea84
  7. #deee9d
  8. #e6f2b5
  9. #eff6ce
  10. #f7fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add409
  2. #a9cc15
  3. #a4c321
  4. #a0bb2d
  5. #9bb239
  6. #97aa45
  7. #92a250
  8. #8e995c
  9. #899168
  10. #858874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccb9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3cd8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add409 {
  color: #add409;
}
Background
.bg-add409 {
  background-color: #add409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add409 {
  border: 2px solid #add409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 212 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add409, #47d409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 212 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.21 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.52 #522bf6 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add409  rgb(173, 212, 9)  hsl(72, 92%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3009d4  rgb(48, 9, 212)  hsl(252, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09add4  rgb(9, 173, 212)  hsl(192, 92%, 43%)  Moonstone Blue
#d409ad  rgb(212, 9, 173)  hsl(312, 92%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red