Lawn Green Color
Lawn Green is a yellow green color with hex code #4DA409. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lawn green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lawn Green Color Values
What Does Lawn Green Mean?
Lawn Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Lawn Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Lawn Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lawn Green
Lawn Green and #6109A5 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9AA509 and #09A513, which sit beside lawn green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lawn green with triadic partners #094CA5 and #A5094C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Grassy Green —
#419C03(Delta E 4) - Leaf Green —
#5CA904(Delta E 4) - Grass Green —
#3F9B0B(Delta E 5) - Grass —
#5CAC2D(Delta E 8) - Kermit Green —
#5CB200(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4DA409; }
.background { background-color: #4DA409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4DA409; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4DA40940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lawn green?
Lawn Green has the hex code #4DA409. In RGB notation it is rgb(77, 164, 9), in HSL it is hsl(94, 90%, 34%), and its OKLCH value is 0.639, 0.19, 136.6.
What does the color lawn green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like lawn green carry distinct psychological associations. Lawn Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Lawn Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with lawn green?
Lawn Green has three easy routes: its complement #6109A5 for punch, its neighbors #9AA509 and #09A513 for something calmer, or triadic partners #094CA5 and #A5094C when you want energy.
Is lawn green a standard web color?
No — Lawn Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4DA409 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lawn green lighter or darker?
To lighten lawn green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E0FCCA (lightest tint) to #0D1D02 (darkest shade).
About Lawn Green
Lawn Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4DA409 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.