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#9BEA4E closest to Sour Apple Candy

#9BEA4E is a very light, vivid green; the closest named color is Sour Apple Candy. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91.8% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(155, 234, 78)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 79% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 8% black. #9BEA4E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.27:1.

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Variations of #9BEA4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9BEA4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9BEA4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9BEA4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9D35B
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3D938
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0DD44
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9D35B
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5DB56
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CE1CA
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #99E698
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8DABE

#9BEA4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#9BEA4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.27:1 Super#9BEA4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9BEA4E in CSS

/* Sour Apple Candy */
.color { color: #9BEA4E; }
.background { background-color: #9BEA4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9BEA4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(155 234 78);
color: hsl(90 79% 61%);
color: oklch(0.856 0.202 132.4);

#9BEA4E FAQ

What color is #9BEA4E?

#9BEA4E is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Sour Apple Candy. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9BEA4E?

#9BEA4E is rgb(155, 234, 78) in RGB, hsl(90, 79%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 0%, 67%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9BEA4E?

The complementary color of #9BEA4E is #9D4EEA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9BEA4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #9BEA4E: 14.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9BEA4E a warm or cool color?

#9BEA4E is a cool color.