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#99BC06

#99bc06 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc06 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.54°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4275

Complementary

  1. #99bc06
  2. #2906bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc06
  2. #063ebc
  3. #8406bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8406
  2. #99bc06
  3. #3ebc06

Triadic

  1. #99bc06
  2. #0699bc
  3. #bc0699

Tetradic

  1. #99bc06
  2. #06bc29
  3. #2906bc
  4. #bc0699

Square

  1. #99bc06
  2. #06bc84
  3. #2906bc
  4. #bc063e

Monochromatic

  1. #202801
  2. #5d7204
  3. #99bc06
  4. #ccf817
  5. #ddfa61

Shades

#99bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc06
  2. #8aa905
  3. #7a9605
  4. #6b8404
  5. #5c7104
  6. #4d5e03
  7. #3d4b02
  8. #2e3802
  9. #1f2601
  10. #0f1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc06
  2. #a3c31f
  3. #adc938
  4. #b8d051
  5. #c2d76a
  6. #ccde83
  7. #d6e49b
  8. #e0ebb4
  9. #ebf2cd
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc06
  2. #97b612
  3. #94b01e
  4. #92aa2b
  5. #8fa437
  6. #8d9e43
  7. #8a984f
  8. #88925b
  9. #858c68
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2b2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc06 {
  color: #99bc06;
}
Background
.bg-99bc06 {
  background-color: #99bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc06, #3ebc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.33 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.97 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.12 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.79 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.00 #6643f9 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc06  rgb(153, 188, 6)  hsl(72, 94%, 38%)  Apple Green
#2906bc  rgb(41, 6, 188)  hsl(252, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0699bc  rgb(6, 153, 188)  hsl(192, 94%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#bc0699  rgb(188, 6, 153)  hsl(312, 94%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red