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#A9F736

#a9f736 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a9f736 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 96.86% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.14% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 84.25°, with 92.34% saturation and 59.02% 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 16.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7522

Complementary

  1. #a9f736
  2. #8436f7

Split complementary

  1. #a9f736
  2. #3649f7
  3. #e536f7

Analogous

  1. #f7e536
  2. #a9f736
  3. #49f736

Triadic

  1. #a9f736
  2. #36a9f7
  3. #f736a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9f736
  2. #36f784
  3. #8436f7
  4. #f736a9

Square

  1. #a9f736
  2. #36f7e5
  3. #8436f7
  4. #f73649

Monochromatic

  1. #578e06
  2. #84d809
  3. #a9f736
  4. #c8fa80
  5. #e8fdc9

Shades

#a9f736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9f736
  2. #98de31
  3. #87c62b
  4. #76ad26
  5. #659420
  6. #557c1b
  7. #446316
  8. #334a10
  9. #22310b
  10. #111905
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9f736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9f736
  2. #b2f84a
  3. #baf95e
  4. #c3f972
  5. #cbfa86
  6. #d4fb9b
  7. #ddfcaf
  8. #e5fdc3
  9. #eefdd7
  10. #f6feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9f736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9f736
  2. #a5eb3d
  3. #a1df45
  4. #9dd34c
  5. #99c754
  6. #95bc5b
  7. #90b062
  8. #8ca46a
  9. #889871
  10. #848c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdeab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adecd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ec1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde944 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acf1ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9f736 {
  color: #a9f736;
}
Background
.bg-a9f736 {
  background-color: #a9f736;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9f736 {
  border: 2px solid #a9f736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9f736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 247 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 92% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9f736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9f736, #49f736);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9f736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 247 54 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.77 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.30 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.60 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.61 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.99 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.18 #5608c9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#a9f736  rgb(169, 247, 54)  hsl(84, 92%, 59%)  Green Yellow
#8436f7  rgb(132, 54, 247)  hsl(264, 92%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#36a9f7  rgb(54, 169, 247)  hsl(204, 92%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#f736a9  rgb(247, 54, 169)  hsl(324, 92%, 59%)  Persian Rose