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#9CEC19

#9cec19 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9cec19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 92.55% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 82.75°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6713

Complementary

  1. #9cec19
  2. #6919ec

Split complementary

  1. #9cec19
  2. #1933ec
  3. #d319ec

Analogous

  1. #ecd319
  2. #9cec19
  3. #33ec19

Triadic

  1. #9cec19
  2. #199cec
  3. #ec199c

Tetradic

  1. #9cec19
  2. #19ec69
  3. #6919ec
  4. #ec199c

Square

  1. #9cec19
  2. #19ecd3
  3. #6919ec
  4. #ec1933

Monochromatic

  1. #416408
  2. #6faa0e
  3. #9cec19
  4. #baf260
  5. #d9f8a6

Shades

#9cec19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cec19
  2. #8cd417
  3. #7dbd14
  4. #6da512
  5. #5e8e0f
  6. #4e760d
  7. #3e5e0a
  8. #2f4708
  9. #1f2f05
  10. #101803
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cec19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cec19
  2. #a6ee30
  3. #b0f047
  4. #baf25e
  5. #c4f475
  6. #cef68c
  7. #d7f7a3
  8. #e1f9ba
  9. #ebfbd1
  10. #f5fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cec19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cec19
  2. #99e123
  3. #96d62e
  4. #94cc38
  5. #91c142
  6. #8eb64d
  7. #8bab57
  8. #88a061
  9. #86966b
  10. #838b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1dfab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0e1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9e100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1de2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ee6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cec19 {
  color: #9cec19;
}
Background
.bg-9cec19 {
  background-color: #9cec19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cec19 {
  border: 2px solid #9cec19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cec19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 236 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cec19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cec19, #33ec19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cec19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 236 25 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.56 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.66 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.96 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.21 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.49 #6313e6 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#9cec19  rgb(156, 236, 25)  hsl(83, 85%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#6919ec  rgb(105, 25, 236)  hsl(263, 85%, 51%)  Electric Indigo
#199cec  rgb(25, 156, 236)  hsl(203, 85%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#ec199c  rgb(236, 25, 156)  hsl(323, 85%, 51%)  Persian Rose