Nearest-color comparison

Green Yellow vs Yellow Green

Green Yellow and Yellow Green are different green colors with HEX values #ADFF2F and #9ACD32. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 53.6, their contrast ratio is 1.54:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Green Yellow and Yellow Green are visually related colors. Green Yellow is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.54:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Green Yellow and Yellow Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance53.6

Pair contrast1.54:1

Luminance delta0.2985

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorGreen Yellow

More saturatedGreen Yellow

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Green Yellow

Green Yellow is #ADFF2F, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Yellow Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#ADFF2F RGB173, 255, 47 HSL84, 100, 59 CMYK32, 0, 82, 0 Luminance0.8061 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Yellow Green

Yellow Green is #9ACD32, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Green Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#9ACD32 RGB154, 205, 50 HSL80, 61, 50 CMYK25, 0, 76, 20 Luminance0.5076 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Green Yellow or Yellow Green

Choose Green YellowGreen Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #ADFF2F.

Choose Yellow GreenYellow Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9ACD32.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGreen YellowYellow Green

HEX#ADFF2F#9ACD32

RGB173, 255, 47154, 205, 50

HSL84, 100, 5980, 61, 50

CMYK32, 0, 82, 025, 0, 76, 20

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrantEarth Tone

Luminance0.80610.5076

Black contrast17.12:111.15:1

White contrast1.23:11.88:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Green Yellowblack text - 17.12:1

Yellow Greenblack text - 11.15:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#D0FF8A#D0FF8A

#BEDF7C#BEDF7C

#822EFF#822EFF

#6632CD#6632CD

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      84,
      100,
      59
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    "cmyk": [
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      0
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    "temperature": "cool",
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      "white": 1.23
    },
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    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    },
    "description": "Green Yellow is #ADFF2F, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Yellow Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/green-yellow/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "yellow-green",
    "name": "Yellow Green",
    "hex": "#9ACD32",
    "rgb": [
      154,
      205,
      50
    ],
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      80,
      61,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      25,
      0,
      76,
      20
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5076,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 11.15,
      "white": 1.88
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
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        "#000000",
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.15
    },
    "description": "Yellow Green is #9ACD32, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Green Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/yellow-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"
  }
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Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 53.6,
  "contrastRatio": 1.54,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 39,
    "lightness": 9
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.2985,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Green Yellow",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Green Yellow"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.54,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Green Yellow",
      "background": "#ADFF2F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    },
    {
      "color": "Yellow Green",
      "background": "#9ACD32",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.15
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Green Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #ADFF2F.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Yellow Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9ACD32.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/green-yellow-vs-yellow-green.json",
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Full JSON dataset

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