HEX atlas value

#9DDB4D

#9DDB4D is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 219, 77, HSL 86, 66%, 58%, has luminance 0.5837, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#9DDB4D Sample readable text

HEX #9DDB4D

RGB rgb(157, 219, 77)

HSL hsl(86 66% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 65, 14)

Luminance 0.5837

Contrast Black 12.67:1White 1.66:1

CSS

--color-9ddb4d: #9DDB4D;
.background-9ddb4d { background-color: #9DDB4D; }
.text-9ddb4d { color: #9DDB4D; }

Luminance0.5837

Black text12.67:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#9DDB4D","rgb":[157,219,77],"hsl":[86,66,58],"cmyk":[28,0,65,14],"luminance":0.5837,"contrast":{"black":12.67,"white":1.66}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C7EA99","hex":"#C7EA99","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A0F236","hex":"#A0F236","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBD14D","hex":"#DBD14D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.24,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#57DB4D","hex":"#57DB4D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9ddb4d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A4DDB","analogous":["#DBD14D","#57DB4D"],"triadic":["#4D9DDB","#DB4D9D"],"tetradic":["#4DDBD1","#8A4DDB","#DB4D57"],"splitComplementary":["#4D57DB","#D14DDB"],"monochromatic":["#C7EA99","#9DDB4D","#6FA923"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C7EA99","dark":"#6FA923","saturated":"#A0F236","desaturated":"#9AC365","pastel":"#D7EABE","neon":"#B4FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":30.56141357987225},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":44.19275958796871},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":49.51767361255979},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":52.3354564325181},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":56.74504383644443}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DDB4D

#9DDB4D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #9DDB4D is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 157, 219, and 77, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 66% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5837, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.67:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DDB4D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#C7EA99#000000 text · best 15.66:1#C7EA99

#A0F236#000000 text · best 15.25:1#A0F236

#DBD14D#000000 text · best 13.24:1#DBD14D

#57DB4D#000000 text · best 11.65:1#57DB4D

Generated Palette

#9DDB4D#9DDB4D

#8A4DDB#8A4DDB

#DBD14D#DBD14D

#57DB4D#57DB4D

#C7EA99#C7EA99

#6FA923#6FA923

Color Harmonies

#8A4DDB#8A4DDB

#DBD14D#DBD14D

#57DB4D#57DB4D

#4D9DDB#4D9DDB

#DB4D9D#DB4D9D

Variants

#C7EA99#C7EA99

#6FA923#6FA923

#A0F236#A0F236

#9AC365#9AC365

#D7EABE#D7EABE

#B4FF52#B4FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pistachio#93C572

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Peridot#B4C424

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#9DDB4D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DDB4D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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