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#9ED00A

#9ed00a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9ed00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 81.57% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 75.15°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.524

Complementary

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #3c0ad0

Split complementary

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #0a3bd0
  3. #9f0ad0

Analogous

  1. #d09f0a
  2. #9ed00a
  3. #3bd00a

Triadic

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #0a9ed0
  3. #d00a9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #0ad03c
  3. #3c0ad0
  4. #d00a9e

Square

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #0ad09f
  3. #3c0ad0
  4. #d00a3b

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3e03
  2. #678706
  3. #9ed00a
  4. #c4f531
  5. #d9f97a

Shades

#9ed00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #8ebb09
  3. #7ea608
  4. #6f9207
  5. #5f7d06
  6. #4f6805
  7. #3f5304
  8. #2f3e03
  9. #202a02
  10. #101501
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ed00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #a8d523
  3. #b1d93b
  4. #bbde54
  5. #c5e36c
  6. #cfe885
  7. #d8ec9d
  8. #e2f1b6
  9. #ecf6ce
  10. #f5fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ed00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ed00a
  2. #9bc816
  3. #98c022
  4. #95b82d
  5. #92b039
  6. #8fa845
  7. #8ca051
  8. #89985d
  9. #869068
  10. #838874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c623 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3ca8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ed00a {
  color: #9ed00a;
}
Background
.bg-9ed00a {
  background-color: #9ed00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ed00a {
  border: 2px solid #9ed00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ed00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 208 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ed00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ed00a, #3bd00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ed00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 208 10 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.71 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.40 #612ff5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ed00a  rgb(158, 208, 10)  hsl(75, 91%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3c0ad0  rgb(60, 10, 208)  hsl(255, 91%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0a9ed0  rgb(10, 158, 208)  hsl(195, 91%, 43%)  Carolina Blue
#d00a9e  rgb(208, 10, 158)  hsl(315, 91%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red