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#99BC2F

#99bc2f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.89°, with 60% saturation and 46.08% 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 2.74.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4294

Complementary

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #522fbc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #2f53bc
  3. #982fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc982f
  2. #99bc2f
  3. #53bc2f

Triadic

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #2f99bc
  3. #bc2f99

Tetradic

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #2fbc52
  3. #522fbc
  4. #bc2f99

Square

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #2fbc98
  3. #522fbc
  4. #bc2f53

Monochromatic

  1. #354210
  2. #677f20
  3. #99bc2f
  4. #bad760
  5. #d4e79d

Shades

#99bc2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #8aa92a
  3. #7a9626
  4. #6b8421
  5. #5c711c
  6. #4d5e18
  7. #3d4b13
  8. #2e380e
  9. #1f2609
  10. #0f1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #a3c344
  3. #adc959
  4. #b8d06d
  5. #c2d782
  6. #ccde97
  7. #d6e4ac
  8. #e0ebc1
  9. #ebf2d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc2f
  2. #97b637
  3. #94b03f
  4. #92aa47
  5. #8fa44f
  6. #8d9e58
  7. #8a9860
  8. #889268
  9. #858c70
  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 #a7b48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b00e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b51f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc2f {
  color: #99bc2f;
}
Background
.bg-99bc2f {
  background-color: #99bc2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc2f {
  border: 2px solid #99bc2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc2f, #53bc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 47 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.74 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.65 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.87 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.25 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.14 #6643d0 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc2f  rgb(153, 188, 47)  hsl(75, 60%, 46%)  Apple Green
#522fbc  rgb(82, 47, 188)  hsl(255, 60%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2f99bc  rgb(47, 153, 188)  hsl(195, 60%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2f99  rgb(188, 47, 153)  hsl(315, 60%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red