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#99BC56

#99bc56 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99bc56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 80.59°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4341

Complementary

  1. #99bc56
  2. #7956bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc56
  2. #5666bc
  3. #ac56bc

Analogous

  1. #bcac56
  2. #99bc56
  3. #66bc56

Triadic

  1. #99bc56
  2. #5699bc
  3. #bc5699

Tetradic

  1. #99bc56
  2. #56bc79
  3. #7956bc
  4. #bc5699

Square

  1. #99bc56
  2. #56bcac
  3. #7956bc
  4. #bc5666

Monochromatic

  1. #455722
  2. #708d38
  3. #99bc56
  4. #bad28d
  5. #dbe7c4

Shades

#99bc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc56
  2. #8aa94d
  3. #7a9645
  4. #6b843c
  5. #5c7134
  6. #4d5e2b
  7. #3d4b22
  8. #2e381a
  9. #1f2611
  10. #0f1309
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc56
  2. #a3c367
  3. #adc978
  4. #b8d089
  5. #c2d79a
  6. #ccdeab
  7. #d6e4bb
  8. #e0ebcc
  9. #ebf2dd
  10. #f5f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc56
  2. #97b65a
  3. #94b05e
  4. #92aa63
  5. #8fa467
  6. #8d9e6b
  7. #8a986f
  8. #889273
  9. #858c78
  10. #83867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b14c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b05c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fb4a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b55a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cb78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc56 {
  color: #99bc56;
}
Background
.bg-99bc56 {
  background-color: #99bc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc56 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc56, #66bc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.42 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.55 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.88 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.83 #6643a9 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Olivine
#99bc56  rgb(153, 188, 86)  hsl(81, 43%, 54%)  Olivine
#7956bc  rgb(121, 86, 188)  hsl(261, 43%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#5699bc  rgb(86, 153, 188)  hsl(201, 43%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#bc5699  rgb(188, 86, 153)  hsl(321, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry