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Golden Ginkgo to Loud Lime Gradient

CSS

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f9f525 0%, #88ff22 100%);

From Golden Ginkgo (#F9F525) to Loud Lime (#88FF22). The two hues are 33° apart on the color wheel, close enough that the blend stays clean without a muddy middle.

Colors along the gradient

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Golden Ginkgo#F9F525249, 245, 3759°, 95%, 56%0, 2, 85, 2
25% (near John Lemon)#DDF824221, 248, 3668°, 94%, 56%11, 0, 85, 3
50% (near Pick Your Poison)#C1FA24193, 250, 3676°, 96%, 56%23, 0, 86, 2
75% (near Sour Apple Candy)#A4FD23164, 253, 3584°, 98%, 56%35, 0, 86, 1
Loud Lime#88FF22136, 255, 3492°, 100%, 57%47, 0, 87, 0

Halfway along, the gradient is #C1FA24, closest to the named color Pick Your Poison. The stops are mixed in RGB, the way browsers draw a linear gradient by default.

Text on this gradient

Black text reads best on both ends, so one text color works across the whole gradient. The two end colors have a contrast ratio of 1.11:1, so the change is gentle.

Other ways to use it

Gradients like this work well for page headers, buttons, cards and slide backgrounds. Keep body text on a solid color for the best readability.

Questions

What are the HEX codes of the Golden Ginkgo to Loud Lime gradient?

It starts at #F9F525 (Golden Ginkgo) and ends at #88FF22 (Loud Lime), with #C1FA24 in the middle.

How do I reverse the gradient?

Swap the two colors or change the angle from 90deg to 270deg: linear-gradient(270deg, #f9f525, #88ff22) runs from Loud Lime on the left to Golden Ginkgo on the right.