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#A9B00A

#a9b00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a9b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 62.53°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3951

Complementary

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #110ab0

Split complementary

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #0a56b0
  3. #640ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0640a
  2. #a9b00a
  3. #56b00a

Triadic

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #0aa9b0
  3. #b00aa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #0ab011
  3. #110ab0
  4. #b00aa9

Square

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #0ab064
  3. #110ab0
  4. #b00a56

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f02
  2. #636806
  3. #a9b00a
  4. #e8f215
  5. #eff65d

Shades

#a9b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #989e09
  3. #878d08
  4. #767b07
  5. #656a06
  6. #555805
  7. #444604
  8. #333503
  9. #222302
  10. #111201
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #b2b823
  3. #bac03b
  4. #c3c854
  5. #cbd06c
  6. #d4d885
  7. #dddf9d
  8. #e5e7b6
  9. #eeefce
  10. #f6f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9b00a
  2. #a5ab16
  3. #a1a622
  4. #9da22d
  5. #999d39
  6. #959845
  7. #909351
  8. #8c8e5d
  9. #888a68
  10. #848574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6ad1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9b00a {
  color: #a9b00a;
}
Background
.bg-a9b00a {
  background-color: #a9b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9b00a {
  border: 2px solid #a9b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b00a, #56b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.77 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.66 #564ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a9b00a  rgb(169, 176, 10)  hsl(63, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#110ab0  rgb(17, 10, 176)  hsl(243, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0aa9b0  rgb(10, 169, 176)  hsl(183, 89%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b00aa9  rgb(176, 10, 169)  hsl(303, 89%, 36%)  Dark Orchid