Yellow green

#9cb225

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for yellow green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Yellow green is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #9cb225, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cb225

RGB156, 178, 37

HSL69, 66%, 42%

HSV69, 79%, 70%

CMYK12%, 0%, 79%, 30%

Lab68.78, -25.14, 63.44

XYZ29.96, 39.04, 7.71

Decimal10269221

Web safe#999933

Pantone383 C

Shades of yellow green

#8fa322 #81931f #74841b #667518 #596615 #4c5612 #3e470f #31380c #242908 #161905

Tints of yellow green

#b0c92a #bdd639 #c5db50 #ccdf67 #d4e47d #dce994 #e3eeab #ebf2c2 #f2f7d9 #fafcf0

Colors that go with yellow green

Complementary#3b25b2 Analogous#b28125 Analogous#56b225 Triadic#259cb2 Triadic#b2259c Split complementary#2556b2 Split complementary#8125b2

Yellow green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 0, 79, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cb225 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 79 30

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 77 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Yellow green in css

Copy #9cb225 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cb225; }
.text { color: #9cb225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb225; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9cb225 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cb225 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9cb225 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9cb225 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from yellow green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #9cb225 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.