Information about #90CA1E color

#90CA1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #90CA1E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 202, 30) — 56.5% red, 79.2% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 67 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #90CA1E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B). Slightly further away sit Dizzy Lizzy (#81CA2B) and Gross Green (#A0BF16).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(144, 202, 30)), which gives #90CA1E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90CA1E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90CA1E color variations

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#90CA1E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #90CA1E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dizzy Lizzy color link
Dizzy Lizzy

#81CA2B

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Yellow Green color link
Yellow Green

#9ACD32

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90CA1E
  • RGB144, 202, 30
  • CMYK23, 0, 67, 21
  • CSSrgb(144, 202, 30)
  • HSL80°, 74%, 45%
  • HSL Precise80.233°, 74.138%, 45.49%
  • HSV80°, 85%, 79%
  • HSB80°, 85%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.792, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.792, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.792, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID90CA1E
  • DECIMAL ID9488926
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01