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#99B00A

#99b00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99b00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 68.31°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3784

Complementary

  1. #99b00a
  2. #210ab0

Split complementary

  1. #99b00a
  2. #0a46b0
  3. #740ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0740a
  2. #99b00a
  3. #46b00a

Triadic

  1. #99b00a
  2. #0a99b0
  3. #b00a99

Tetradic

  1. #99b00a
  2. #0ab021
  3. #210ab0
  4. #b00a99

Square

  1. #99b00a
  2. #0ab074
  3. #210ab0
  4. #b00a46

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1f02
  2. #5a6806
  3. #99b00a
  4. #d3f215
  5. #e1f65d

Shades

#99b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99b00a
  2. #8a9e09
  3. #7a8d08
  4. #6b7b07
  5. #5c6a06
  6. #4d5805
  7. #3d4604
  8. #2e3503
  9. #1f2302
  10. #0f1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#99b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99b00a
  2. #a3b823
  3. #adc03b
  4. #b8c854
  5. #c2d06c
  6. #ccd885
  7. #d6df9d
  8. #e0e7b6
  9. #ebefce
  10. #f5f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99b00a
  2. #97ab16
  3. #94a622
  4. #92a22d
  5. #8f9d39
  6. #8d9845
  7. #8a9351
  8. #888e5d
  9. #858a68
  10. #838574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1aa83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaa1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9faa76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99b00a {
  color: #99b00a;
}
Background
.bg-99b00a {
  background-color: #99b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99b00a {
  border: 2px solid #99b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99b00a, #46b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.46 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.48 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.82 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.19 #664ff5 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99b00a  rgb(153, 176, 10)  hsl(68, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#210ab0  rgb(33, 10, 176)  hsl(248, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0a99b0  rgb(10, 153, 176)  hsl(188, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b00a99  rgb(176, 10, 153)  hsl(308, 89%, 36%)  Dark Magenta