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#83BC0B

#83bc0b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#83bc0b is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 73.73% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.32°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4082

Complementary

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #440bbc

Split complementary

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #0b2bbc
  3. #9c0bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc9c0b
  2. #83bc0b
  3. #2bbc0b

Triadic

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #0b83bc
  3. #bc0b83

Tetradic

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #0bbc44
  3. #440bbc
  4. #bc0b83

Square

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #0bbc9c
  3. #440bbc
  4. #bc0b2b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2b03
  2. #517407
  3. #83bc0b
  4. #aff221
  5. #c9f66a

Shades

#83bc0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #76a90a
  3. #699609
  4. #5c8408
  5. #4f7107
  6. #425e06
  7. #344b04
  8. #273803
  9. #1a2602
  10. #0d1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#83bc0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #8fc323
  3. #9cc93c
  4. #a8d054
  5. #b5d76d
  6. #c1de85
  7. #cde49d
  8. #daebb6
  9. #e6f2ce
  10. #f3f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83bc0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83bc0b
  2. #83b617
  3. #82b022
  4. #82aa2e
  5. #82a43a
  6. #829e46
  7. #819851
  8. #81925d
  9. #818c69
  10. #808674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88b3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab120 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86b77f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83bc0b {
  color: #83bc0b;
}
Background
.bg-83bc0b {
  background-color: #83bc0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83bc0b {
  border: 2px solid #83bc0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83bc0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 188 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83bc0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83bc0b, #2bbc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83bc0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 188 11 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.87 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.91 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.10 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.31 #7c43f4 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Apple Green
#83bc0b  rgb(131, 188, 11)  hsl(79, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green
#440bbc  rgb(68, 11, 188)  hsl(259, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0b83bc  rgb(11, 131, 188)  hsl(199, 89%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#bc0b83  rgb(188, 11, 131)  hsl(319, 89%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red