Limerick (#9DC209)

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

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.07:1 — vs black: 10.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #9DC209
  • RGB rgb(157, 194, 9)
  • HSL hsl(72, 95%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 19.07, 0, 95.36, 23.92 )
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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DC209 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#2E09C2
Analogous

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#C28A09
#40C209
Triadic

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#099DC2
#C2099D
Split-Complementary

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#0940C2
#8A09C2
Tetradic (Square)

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#09C28A
#2E09C2
#C20940
Monochromatic

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

Limerick
#9DC209 Base
#273002
#627906
#7D9B07
#BDE90B
#CBF523
#DCF86C
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #141801
— #2F3A03
— #4B5C04
— #667E06
— #82A007
Limerick #9DC209 Base
— #C6F40F
— #D3F645
— #E0F97B
— #ECFBB1
— #F9FEE7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9DC209. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9DC209;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9DC209;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9DC209;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9DC209,
        #9F88FC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9DC209,
        #9F88FC
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$limerick: #9DC209;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$limerick-r: 157;
$limerick-g: 194;
$limerick-b: 9;

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

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

Normal Vision #9DC209 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B8B814 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 #BEBE06 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #ABB7B7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B4B4B4 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 Limerick ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Limerick #9DC209 Base
Android Green #A4C639 ΔE 2.72
Apple Green #8DB600 ΔE 3.66
Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 4.05
Acid Green #B0BF1A ΔE 4.25

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.