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#9CC201

#9cc201 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#9cc201 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 76.08% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 71.81°, with 98.97% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4565

Complementary

  1. #9cc201
  2. #2701c2

Split complementary

  1. #9cc201
  2. #013cc2
  3. #8801c2

Analogous

  1. #c28801
  2. #9cc201
  3. #3cc201

Triadic

  1. #9cc201
  2. #019cc2
  3. #c2019c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc201
  2. #01c227
  3. #2701c2
  4. #c2019c

Square

  1. #9cc201
  2. #01c288
  3. #2701c2
  4. #c2013c

Monochromatic

  1. #222a00
  2. #5f7601
  3. #9cc201
  4. #cffe12
  5. #dffe5e

Shades

#9cc201 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc201
  2. #8caf01
  3. #7d9b01
  4. #6d8801
  5. #5e7401
  6. #4e6101
  7. #3e4e00
  8. #2f3a00
  9. #1f2700
  10. #101300
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc201 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc201
  2. #a6c81a
  3. #b0ce34
  4. #bad44d
  5. #c4da67
  6. #cee180
  7. #d7e799
  8. #e1edb3
  9. #ebf3cc
  10. #f5f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc201 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc201
  2. #99bb0e
  3. #96b51a
  4. #94ae27
  5. #91a834
  6. #8ea141
  7. #8b9a4d
  8. #88945a
  9. #868d67
  10. #838773
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abba8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5b7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ba1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1bc82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc201 {
  color: #9cc201;
}
Background
.bg-9cc201 {
  background-color: #9cc201;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc201 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc201;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc201;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 194 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc201 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc201, #3cc201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc201 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 194 1 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.90 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.84 #633dfe Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cc201  rgb(156, 194, 1)  hsl(72, 99%, 38%)  Apple Green
#2701c2  rgb(39, 1, 194)  hsl(252, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#019cc2  rgb(1, 156, 194)  hsl(192, 99%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#c2019c  rgb(194, 1, 156)  hsl(312, 99%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red