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#86BB15

#86bb15 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86bb15 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 73.33% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.77% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 79.16°, with 79.81% saturation and 40.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4066

Complementary

  1. #86bb15
  2. #4a15bb

Split complementary

  1. #86bb15
  2. #1533bb
  3. #9d15bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9d15
  2. #86bb15
  3. #33bb15

Triadic

  1. #86bb15
  2. #1586bb
  3. #bb1586

Tetradic

  1. #86bb15
  2. #15bb4a
  3. #4a15bb
  4. #bb1586

Square

  1. #86bb15
  2. #15bb9d
  3. #4a15bb
  4. #bb1533

Monochromatic

  1. #233106
  2. #55760d
  3. #86bb15
  4. #afe834
  5. #caf079

Shades

#86bb15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86bb15
  2. #79a813
  3. #6b9611
  4. #5e830f
  5. #50700d
  6. #435e0b
  7. #364b08
  8. #283806
  9. #1b2504
  10. #0d1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#86bb15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86bb15
  2. #92c22c
  3. #9ec944
  4. #aacf5b
  5. #b6d673
  6. #c3dd8a
  7. #cfe4a1
  8. #dbebb9
  9. #e7f1d0
  10. #f3f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86bb15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86bb15
  2. #85b520
  3. #85af2a
  4. #84a935
  5. #84a340
  6. #839e4b
  7. #829855
  8. #829260
  9. #818c6b
  10. #818675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb29f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89b67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86bb15 {
  color: #86bb15;
}
Background
.bg-86bb15 {
  background-color: #86bb15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86bb15 {
  border: 2px solid #86bb15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86bb15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 187 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86bb15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86bb15, #33bb15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86bb15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 187 21 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.45 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.92 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.02 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.10 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.27 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.60 #7944ea Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Apple Green
#86bb15  rgb(134, 187, 21)  hsl(79, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green
#4a15bb  rgb(74, 21, 187)  hsl(259, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1586bb  rgb(21, 134, 187)  hsl(199, 80%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bb1586  rgb(187, 21, 134)  hsl(319, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red