Yellow Green (#9ACD32)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.88:1 — vs black: 11.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #9ACD32
  • RGB rgb(154, 205, 50)
  • HSL hsl(79, 75%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 24.88, 0, 75.61, 19.61 )
  • Websafe #99CC33

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9ACD32 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#6532CD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#CDB232
#4DCD32
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#329ACD
#CD329A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#324DCD
#B232CD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#32CDB2
#6532CD
#CD324D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yellow Green
#9ACD32 Base
#3E5214
#6C8F23
#81AC2A
#AAD553
#B8DC70
#D7EBAD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yellow Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F1405
#2B390E
#475E17
#638320
#7EA829
Yellow Green #9ACD32 Base
#ACD657
#BEDF7C
#D1E8A1
#E3F1C6
#F5FAEB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9ACD32. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9ACD32;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9ACD32;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9ACD32;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9ACD32,
        #C0A7F3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9ACD32,
        #C0A7F3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$yellow-green: #9ACD32;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yellow-green-r: 154;
$yellow-green-g: 205;
$yellow-green-b: 50;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yellow-green;
    color: rgba($yellow-green-r, $yellow-green-g, $yellow-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Yellow Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9ACD32 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C0C037 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C8C831 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AAC2C2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BDBDBD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yellow Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yellow Green #9ACD32 Base
Android Green #A4C639 ΔE 2.96
Sheen Green #8FD400 ΔE 3.05
Vivid Lime Green #A6D608 ΔE 3.81
Limerick #9DC209 ΔE 4.05

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.