Yellow Green

Yellow Green is a medium, saturated yellow-green color with the hex code #9ACD32 (hue 80°, saturation 61%, lightness 50%). It is also the CSS named color yellowgreen.

#9ACD32

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Yellow Green	`#9ACD32`	154, 205, 50	80°, 61%, 50%	25, 0, 76, 20	78.5% 0.184 127

Contrast with white text 1.88:1, with black text 11.15:1 — use black text on Yellow Green.

yellowgreen is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: yellowgreen works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#EBF5D6

#CDE699

#AED75B

#8BB92D

#5C7B1E

#2E3E0F

Colors that go with Yellow Green

Six color schemes built on Yellow Green with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Sagat Purple (#6A31CA), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Lime Green (limegreen): Lime Green (#32CD32) is darker than Yellow Green (relative luminance 0.446 vs 0.508) and equally saturated, with its hue 40° away.
Dark Khaki (darkkhaki): Dark Khaki (#BDB76B) is darker than Yellow Green (relative luminance 0.457 vs 0.508) and less saturated, with its hue 24° away.
Light Green (CSS) (lightgreen): Light Green (CSS) (#90EE90) is lighter than Yellow Green (relative luminance 0.691 vs 0.508) and more saturated, with its hue 40° away.
Dark Sea Green (darkseagreen): Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) is darker than Yellow Green (relative luminance 0.438 vs 0.508) and less saturated, with its hue 40° away.

Gradients with Yellow Green

Similar medium green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Yellow Green?

#9ACD32 — RGB 154, 205, 50, HSL 80°, 61%, 50%.

Is Yellow Green a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 80° on the color wheel.