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#9FB00A

#9fb00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9fb00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 66.14°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3844

Complementary

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #1b0ab0

Split complementary

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #0a4cb0
  3. #6e0ab0

Analogous

  1. #b06e0a
  2. #9fb00a
  3. #4cb00a

Triadic

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #0a9fb0
  3. #b00a9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #0ab01b
  3. #1b0ab0
  4. #b00a9f

Square

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #0ab06e
  3. #1b0ab0
  4. #b00a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1f02
  2. #5e6806
  3. #9fb00a
  4. #dbf215
  5. #e6f65d

Shades

#9fb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #8f9e09
  3. #7f8d08
  4. #6f7b07
  5. #5f6a06
  6. #505805
  7. #404604
  8. #303503
  9. #202302
  10. #101201
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #a9b823
  3. #b2c03b
  4. #bcc854
  5. #c5d06c
  6. #cfd885
  7. #d9df9d
  8. #e2e7b6
  9. #ecefce
  10. #f5f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fb00a
  2. #9cab16
  3. #99a622
  4. #96a22d
  5. #939d39
  6. #909845
  7. #8c9351
  8. #898e5d
  9. #868a68
  10. #838574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4aa84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaa595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ab1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6aa77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fb00a {
  color: #9fb00a;
}
Background
.bg-9fb00a {
  background-color: #9fb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fb00a {
  border: 2px solid #9fb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fb00a, #4cb00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.98 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.55 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 11.52 #604ff5 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fb00a  rgb(159, 176, 10)  hsl(66, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#1b0ab0  rgb(27, 10, 176)  hsl(246, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0a9fb0  rgb(10, 159, 176)  hsl(186, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b00a9f  rgb(176, 10, 159)  hsl(306, 89%, 36%)  Dark Magenta