Palettes / Colors / #9DFD59

#9DFD59 — Light Vivid Green

#9DFD59 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #9DFD59 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.

#9DFD59 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #B958FD; it also sits naturally between #F0FD58 and #58FD66. 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 99% · Blue 35%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DFD59

.text { color: #9DFD59; }
.background { background-color: #9DFD59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DFD59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 253, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 98%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DFD59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 253, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DFD59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 253, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DFD59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DFD59">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B958FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DFD59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9DFD59

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 #9DFD59 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 #9DFD59 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

← #9DFD58  ·  #9DFD5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9DFD59?

#9DFD59 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 157, 253, 89). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DFD59?

#9DFD59 is RGB 157, 253, 89 — HSL 95°, 98%, 67% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 65%, 1%.

What colors go with #9DFD59?

Its complement is #B958FD; analogous partners are #F0FD58 and #58FD66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DFD59 for text?

Black text on #9DFD59 has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.