Yellow Green #9ACD32
Yellow Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #9ACD32 and RGB rgb(154, 205, 50).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.15:1).
About this color
#9ACD32 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Yellow Green. Black text reads best on it, at 11.15:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green |
| Black text | 11.15:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Colors that go with Yellow Green
Matches found by rotating Yellow Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Yellow Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Yellow Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Yellow Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.015
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.036
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.041
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.046
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.047
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.049
- Dark Lime Green #7EBD01 ΔE 0.059
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.062
More about Yellow Green
How to make Yellow Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts yellow
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #9DC930, a difference of ΔE 0.012 from Yellow Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Yellow Green in every format
| HEX | #9ACD32 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 205, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 61%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.5% 0.184 126.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9ACD32 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9ACD32 | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9ACD32 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9ACD32 text on black | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
Shades and tints of Yellow Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F1F9E7
oklch(97.1% 0.025 126.5)
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Step 100
100
#E0F1CB
oklch(93.6% 0.053 127.1)
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Step 200
200
#C7E69C
oklch(88.5% 0.102 126.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9ACD32
oklch(78.5% 0.184 126.6)
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Step 400
400
#83B300
oklch(70.6% 0.181 126.5)
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Step 500
500
#709A00
oklch(63.2% 0.162 126.5)
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Step 600
600
#5D8100
oklch(55.5% 0.142 126.6)
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Step 700
700
#4E6D00
oklch(49.2% 0.126 126.7)
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Step 800
800
#3F5900
oklch(42.7% 0.11 126.7)
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Step 900
900
#344A00
oklch(37.7% 0.097 126.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
Yellow Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D8BF0A | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D1BC41 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A0C3B0 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.184 |
Use Yellow Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.