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Yellow green
What color is Yellow green?
Yellow green is a color that lies between yellow and green on the color wheel.
It is also known as chartreuse, after a French liqueur that has a similar hue.
Yellow green is a bright and lively color that can evoke feelings of joy and cheerfulness.
It has a HEX code of #9ACD32, which means it is composed of 60.39% red, 80.39% green, and 19.61% blue in the RGB color model.
In the CMYK color model, it has 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow, and 20% black.
It has a hue angle of 79.7 degrees, a saturation of 60.8%, and a lightness of 50%.
Yellow green is used for various purposes, such as traffic safety vests, fire engines, and algae.
It is also a popular color for aesthetic and design choices, especially in the tech industry and the Shrek franchise.
Yellow green can be paired with complementary colors like purple or magenta, or analogous colors like green or lime.
It can also be mixed with white or black to create different shades and tints of yellow green.
Example of the palette with the Yellow green color
![Palette with colors: Dark cerulean, Pale robin egg blue and Yellow green Picture with primary colors of Dark cerulean, Pale robin egg blue, Yellow green, Cadet blue and Pastel brown](/images/yellow-green/futuristic-city-with-a-massive-structure.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Yellow green color
![Palette with colors: Smoky black, Yellow green and French lilac Picture with primary colors of Smoky black, Yellow green, French lilac, Dark khaki and Deep jungle green](/images/yellow-green/painting-of-a-garden.webp)
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