Yellow green

#a9d11e

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

This is Yellow green, a strong green at 73 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #a9d11e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9d11e

RGB169, 209, 30

HSL73, 75%, 47%

HSV73, 86%, 82%

CMYK19%, 0%, 86%, 18%

Lab78.54, -34.69, 73.98

XYZ39.4, 54.13, 9.6

Decimal11129118

Web safe#99cc33

Pantone382 C

Shades of yellow green

#9abf1b #8cad19 #7d9a16 #6e8814 #5f7611 #51640e #42510c #333f09 #242d06 #161b04

Tints of yellow green

#b7e028 #c6e754 #cdea6b #d5ed81 #dcf097 #e4f3ad #ebf6c3 #f2fad9 #fafdef

Colors that go with yellow green

Complementary#461ed1 Analogous#d1a01e Analogous#4fd11e Triadic#1ea9d1 Triadic#d11ea9 Split complementary#1e4fd1 Split complementary#a01ed1

Yellow green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 19, 0, 86, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9d11e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 0 86 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 4 83 24

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #a9d11e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9d11e; }
.text { color: #a9d11e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9d11e; }

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 #a9d11e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9d11e 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 #a9d11e 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 #a9d11e 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

The figures for #a9d11e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.