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#6CA90F

#6ca90f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6ca90f is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 66.27% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.12% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 83.77°, with 83.7% saturation and 36.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #4c0fa9

Split complementary

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #0f1fa9
  3. #990fa9

Analogous

  1. #a9990f
  2. #6ca90f
  3. #1fa90f

Triadic

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #0f6ca9
  3. #a90f6c

Tetradic

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #0fa94c
  3. #4c0fa9
  4. #a90f6c

Square

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #0fa999
  3. #4c0fa9
  4. #a90f1f

Monochromatic

  1. #121c03
  2. #3f6309
  3. #6ca90f
  4. #98eb1a
  5. #b8f160

Shades

#6ca90f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #61980e
  3. #56870c
  4. #4c760b
  5. #416509
  6. #365508
  7. #2b4406
  8. #203305
  9. #162203
  10. #0b1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ca90f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #7bb227
  3. #89ba3f
  4. #98c357
  5. #a7cb6f
  6. #b6d487
  7. #c4dd9f
  8. #d3e5b7
  9. #e2eecf
  10. #f0f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ca90f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ca90f
  2. #6ea51a
  3. #70a126
  4. #729d31
  5. #74993c
  6. #769548
  7. #789053
  8. #7a8c5e
  9. #7c8869
  10. #7e8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ea18f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aa100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6da472 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ca90f {
  color: #6ca90f;
}
Background
.bg-6ca90f {
  background-color: #6ca90f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ca90f {
  border: 2px solid #6ca90f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ca90f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 169 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ca90f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ca90f, #1fa90f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ca90f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 169 15 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.41 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.56 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.90 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.84 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.40 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.53 #9356f0 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#6ca90f  rgb(108, 169, 15)  hsl(84, 84%, 36%)  Apple Green
#4c0fa9  rgb(76, 15, 169)  hsl(264, 84%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0f6ca9  rgb(15, 108, 169)  hsl(204, 84%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a90f6c  rgb(169, 15, 108)  hsl(324, 84%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam