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#99BC2D

#99bc2d ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.69°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4293

Complementary

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #502dbc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #2d51bc
  3. #982dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc982d
  2. #99bc2d
  3. #51bc2d

Triadic

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #2d99bc
  3. #bc2d99

Tetradic

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #2dbc50
  3. #502dbc
  4. #bc2d99

Square

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #2dbc98
  3. #502dbc
  4. #bc2d51

Monochromatic

  1. #35410f
  2. #677e1e
  3. #99bc2d
  4. #bad85d
  5. #d4e79b

Shades

#99bc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #8aa929
  3. #7a9624
  4. #6b8420
  5. #5c711b
  6. #4d5e17
  7. #3d4b12
  8. #2e380e
  9. #1f2609
  10. #0f1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #a3c342
  3. #adc957
  4. #b8d06c
  5. #c2d781
  6. #ccde96
  7. #d6e4ab
  8. #e0ebc0
  9. #ebf2d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc2d
  2. #97b635
  3. #94b03e
  4. #92aa46
  5. #8fa44e
  6. #8d9e57
  7. #8a985f
  8. #889267
  9. #858c6f
  10. #838678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b007 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b51c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc2d {
  color: #99bc2d;
}
Background
.bg-99bc2d {
  background-color: #99bc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc2d {
  border: 2px solid #99bc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc2d, #51bc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 45 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.10 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.82 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.03 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.30 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.28 #6643d2 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc2d  rgb(153, 188, 45)  hsl(75, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#502dbc  rgb(80, 45, 188)  hsl(255, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2d99bc  rgb(45, 153, 188)  hsl(195, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2d99  rgb(188, 45, 153)  hsl(315, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red