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#9AEC00

#9aec00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9aec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 80.85°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6686

Complementary

  1. #9aec00
  2. #5200ec

Split complementary

  1. #9aec00
  2. #0024ec
  3. #c800ec

Analogous

  1. #ecc800
  2. #9aec00
  3. #24ec00

Triadic

  1. #9aec00
  2. #009aec
  3. #ec009a

Tetradic

  1. #9aec00
  2. #00ec52
  3. #5200ec
  4. #ec009a

Square

  1. #9aec00
  2. #00ecc8
  3. #5200ec
  4. #ec0024

Monochromatic

  1. #365300
  2. #689f00
  3. #9aec00
  4. #baff39
  5. #d5ff86

Shades

#9aec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9aec00
  2. #8bd400
  3. #7bbd00
  4. #6ca500
  5. #5c8e00
  6. #4d7600
  7. #3e5e00
  8. #2e4700
  9. #1f2f00
  10. #0f1800
  11. #000000

Tints

#9aec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9aec00
  2. #a4ee1a
  3. #aef033
  4. #b8f24d
  5. #c2f466
  6. #cdf680
  7. #d7f799
  8. #e1f9b3
  9. #ebfbcc
  10. #f5fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9aec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9aec00
  2. #97e10d
  3. #95d61a
  4. #92cc26
  5. #90c133
  6. #8db640
  7. #8aab4d
  8. #88a05a
  9. #859666
  10. #838b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1dfaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ee1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8e100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0de26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ce69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9aec00 {
  color: #9aec00;
}
Background
.bg-9aec00 {
  background-color: #9aec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9aec00 {
  border: 2px solid #9aec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9aec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9aec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9aec00, #24ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9aec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.48 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.15 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.16 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.20 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.65 #6513ff Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#9aec00  rgb(154, 236, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#5200ec  rgb(82, 0, 236)  hsl(261, 100%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#009aec  rgb(0, 154, 236)  hsl(201, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#ec009a  rgb(236, 0, 154)  hsl(321, 100%, 46%)  Persian Rose