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#899E15

#899e15 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#899e15 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 61.96% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.71% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 69.2°, with 76.54% saturation and 35.1% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.25.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2983

Complementary

  1. #899e15
  2. #2a159e

Split complementary

  1. #899e15
  2. #15449e
  3. #6f159e

Analogous

  1. #9e6f15
  2. #899e15
  3. #449e15

Triadic

  1. #899e15
  2. #15899e
  3. #9e1589

Tetradic

  1. #899e15
  2. #159e2a
  3. #2a159e
  4. #9e1589

Square

  1. #899e15
  2. #159e6f
  3. #2a159e
  4. #9e1544

Monochromatic

  1. #141703
  2. #4e5a0c
  3. #899e15
  4. #c3e11e
  5. #d5ea62

Shades

#899e15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899e15
  2. #7b8e13
  3. #6e7e11
  4. #606f0f
  5. #525f0d
  6. #454f0b
  7. #373f08
  8. #292f06
  9. #1b2004
  10. #0e1002
  11. #000000

Tints

#899e15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899e15
  2. #95a82c
  3. #a1b144
  4. #acbb5b
  5. #b8c573
  6. #c4cf8a
  7. #d0d8a1
  8. #dce2b9
  9. #e7ecd0
  10. #f3f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899e15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899e15
  2. #889b20
  3. #87982a
  4. #869535
  5. #859240
  6. #858f4b
  7. #848c55
  8. #838960
  9. #82866b
  10. #818375
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79526 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e996b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899e15 {
  color: #899e15;
}
Background
.bg-899e15 {
  background-color: #899e15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899e15 {
  border: 2px solid #899e15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899e15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 158 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 77% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899e15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899e15, #449e15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899e15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 158 21 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.25 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.95 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.70 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.50 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.52 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.39 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.68 #7661ea Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#899e15  rgb(137, 158, 21)  hsl(69, 77%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2a159e  rgb(42, 21, 158)  hsl(249, 77%, 35%)  Zaffre
#15899e  rgb(21, 137, 158)  hsl(189, 77%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#9e1589  rgb(158, 21, 137)  hsl(309, 77%, 35%)  Dark Magenta