Palettes / Colors / #9DB021

#9DB021 — Yellow

#9DB021 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #9DB021 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9DB021 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 #3421B0; it also sits naturally between #B07C21 and #56B021. 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 62% · Green 69% · Blue 13%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DB021

.text { color: #9DB021; }
.background { background-color: #9DB021; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DB021; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 176, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 68%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DB021; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 176, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DB021; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 176, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DB021">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DB021">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9DB021

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3421B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DB021: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9DB021

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9DB021 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 #9DB021 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

← #9DB020  ·  #9DB022 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9DB021?

#9DB021 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 157, 176, 33). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DB021?

#9DB021 is RGB 157, 176, 33 — HSL 68°, 68%, 41% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 81%, 31%.

What colors go with #9DB021?

Its complement is #3421B0; analogous partners are #B07C21 and #56B021. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DB021 for text?

Black text on #9DB021 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.