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#99BC4E

#99bc4e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99bc4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.09°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4329

Complementary

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #714ebc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #4e62bc
  3. #a84ebc

Analogous

  1. #bca84e
  2. #99bc4e
  3. #62bc4e

Triadic

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #4e99bc
  3. #bc4e99

Tetradic

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #4ebc71
  3. #714ebc
  4. #bc4e99

Square

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #4ebca8
  3. #714ebc
  4. #bc4e62

Monochromatic

  1. #42521f
  2. #6e8934
  3. #99bc4e
  4. #b9d186
  5. #d9e6bd

Shades

#99bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #8aa946
  3. #7a963e
  4. #6b8437
  5. #5c712f
  6. #4d5e27
  7. #3d4b1f
  8. #2e3817
  9. #1f2610
  10. #0f1308
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #a3c360
  3. #adc971
  4. #b8d083
  5. #c2d795
  6. #ccdea7
  7. #d6e4b8
  8. #e0ebca
  9. #ebf2dc
  10. #f5f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc4e
  2. #97b653
  3. #94b058
  4. #92aa5d
  5. #8fa462
  6. #8d9e67
  7. #8a986c
  8. #889271
  9. #858c76
  10. #83867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b142 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1af55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fb4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b547 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b553 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9db78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc4e {
  color: #99bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-99bc4e {
  background-color: #99bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #99bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc4e, #62bc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.63 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.41 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.42 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.54 #6643b1 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc4e  rgb(153, 188, 78)  hsl(79, 45%, 52%)  Apple Green
#714ebc  rgb(113, 78, 188)  hsl(259, 45%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#4e99bc  rgb(78, 153, 188)  hsl(199, 45%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#bc4e99  rgb(188, 78, 153)  hsl(319, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry