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#ADD91C

#add91c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#add91c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 85.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.1% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 73.97°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #add91c
  2. #481cd9

Split complementary

  1. #add91c
  2. #1c4ed9
  3. #a71cd9

Analogous

  1. #d9a71c
  2. #add91c
  3. #4ed91c

Triadic

  1. #add91c
  2. #1cadd9
  3. #d91cad

Tetradic

  1. #add91c
  2. #1cd948
  3. #481cd9
  4. #d91cad

Square

  1. #add91c
  2. #1cd9a7
  3. #481cd9
  4. #d91c4e

Monochromatic

  1. #41510b
  2. #779513
  3. #add91c
  4. #c8e958
  5. #def29c

Shades

#add91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add91c
  2. #9cc319
  3. #8aae16
  4. #799814
  5. #688211
  6. #576d0e
  7. #45570b
  8. #344108
  9. #232b06
  10. #111603
  11. #000000

Tints

#add91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add91c
  2. #b5dd33
  3. #bde149
  4. #c6e460
  5. #cee877
  6. #d6ec8e
  7. #def0a4
  8. #e6f4bb
  9. #eff7d2
  10. #f7fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add91c
  2. #a9d026
  3. #a4c730
  4. #a0be3a
  5. #9bb544
  6. #97ad4e
  7. #92a458
  8. #8e9b62
  9. #89926c
  10. #858976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6ceb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add91c {
  color: #add91c;
}
Background
.bg-add91c {
  background-color: #add91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add91c {
  border: 2px solid #add91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 217 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add91c, #4ed91c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 217 28 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.23 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.55 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.71 #5226e3 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add91c  rgb(173, 217, 28)  hsl(74, 77%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#481cd9  rgb(72, 28, 217)  hsl(254, 77%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#1cadd9  rgb(28, 173, 217)  hsl(194, 77%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#d91cad  rgb(217, 28, 173)  hsl(314, 77%, 48%)  Shocking Pink