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#97CD4E

#97cd4e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#97cd4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 85.51°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #844ecd

Split complementary

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #4e58cd
  3. #c34ecd

Analogous

  1. #cdc34e
  2. #97cd4e
  3. #58cd4e

Triadic

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #4e97cd
  3. #cd4e97

Tetradic

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #4ecd84
  3. #844ecd
  4. #cd4e97

Square

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #4ecdc3
  3. #844ecd
  4. #cd4e58

Monochromatic

  1. #46651d
  2. #70a12d
  3. #97cd4e
  4. #bade8a
  5. #ddefc5

Shades

#97cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #88b946
  3. #79a43e
  4. #6a9037
  5. #5b7b2f
  6. #4c6727
  7. #3c521f
  8. #2d3e17
  9. #1e2910
  10. #0f1508
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #a1d260
  3. #acd771
  4. #b6dc83
  5. #c1e195
  6. #cbe6a7
  7. #d5ebb8
  8. #e0f0ca
  9. #eaf5dc
  10. #f5faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cd4e
  2. #95c553
  3. #92be58
  4. #90b65d
  5. #8eae62
  6. #8ca767
  7. #899f6c
  8. #879771
  9. #858f76
  10. #82887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afc49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bf3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbc57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bc5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c545 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbc354 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cd4e {
  color: #97cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-97cd4e {
  background-color: #97cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #97cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cd4e, #58cd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.81 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.97 #6832b1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#97cd4e  rgb(151, 205, 78)  hsl(86, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#844ecd  rgb(132, 78, 205)  hsl(266, 56%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#4e97cd  rgb(78, 151, 205)  hsl(206, 56%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#cd4e97  rgb(205, 78, 151)  hsl(326, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry