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#99BC2B

#99bc2b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc2b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.48°, with 62.77% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4291

Complementary

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #4e2bbc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #2b50bc
  3. #962bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc962b
  2. #99bc2b
  3. #50bc2b

Triadic

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #2b99bc
  3. #bc2b99

Tetradic

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #2bbc4e
  3. #4e2bbc
  4. #bc2b99

Square

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #2bbc96
  3. #4e2bbc
  4. #bc2b50

Monochromatic

  1. #343f0f
  2. #667e1d
  3. #99bc2b
  4. #bbd95a
  5. #d4e898

Shades

#99bc2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #8aa927
  3. #7a9622
  4. #6b841e
  5. #5c711a
  6. #4d5e16
  7. #3d4b11
  8. #2e380d
  9. #1f2609
  10. #0f1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #a3c340
  3. #adc955
  4. #b8d06b
  5. #c2d780
  6. #ccde95
  7. #d6e4aa
  8. #e0ebbf
  9. #ebf2d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc2b
  2. #97b634
  3. #94b03c
  4. #92aa45
  5. #8fa44d
  6. #8d9e56
  7. #8a985e
  8. #889267
  9. #858c6f
  10. #838678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc2b {
  color: #99bc2b;
}
Background
.bg-99bc2b {
  background-color: #99bc2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc2b {
  border: 2px solid #99bc2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc2b, #50bc2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 43 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.55 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.59 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.40 #6643d4 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc2b  rgb(153, 188, 43)  hsl(74, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4e2bbc  rgb(78, 43, 188)  hsl(254, 63%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#2b99bc  rgb(43, 153, 188)  hsl(194, 63%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2b99  rgb(188, 43, 153)  hsl(314, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red