Palettes / Colors / #9BB602

#9BB602 — Vivid Yellow

#9BB602 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#9BB602 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1D02B6; it also sits naturally between #B67702 and #41B602. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 71% · Blue 1%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 29%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9BB602

.text { color: #9BB602; }
.background { background-color: #9BB602; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BB602; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 182, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 98%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BB602; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 182, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BB602; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 182, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9BB602">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9BB602">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1D02B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BB602: #000000.

How #9BB602 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9BB602 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9BB601  ·  #9BB603 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9BB602?

#9BB602 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 155, 182, 2). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BB602?

#9BB602 is RGB 155, 182, 2 — HSL 69°, 98%, 36% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 99%, 29%.

What colors go with #9BB602?

Its complement is #1D02B6; analogous partners are #B67702 and #41B602. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BB602 for text?

Black text on #9BB602 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.