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#8BB009

#8bb009 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8bb009 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.02% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.89% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 73.29°, with 90.27% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3656

Complementary

  1. #8bb009
  2. #2e09b0

Split complementary

  1. #8bb009
  2. #0938b0
  3. #8109b0

Analogous

  1. #b08109
  2. #8bb009
  3. #38b009

Triadic

  1. #8bb009
  2. #098bb0
  3. #b0098b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb009
  2. #09b02e
  3. #2e09b0
  4. #b0098b

Square

  1. #8bb009
  2. #09b081
  3. #2e09b0
  4. #b00938

Monochromatic

  1. #181e02
  2. #526705
  3. #8bb009
  4. #c1f313
  5. #d4f75b

Shades

#8bb009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb009
  2. #7d9e08
  3. #6f8d07
  4. #617b06
  5. #536a05
  6. #465805
  7. #384604
  8. #2a3503
  9. #1c2302
  10. #0e1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb009
  2. #97b822
  3. #a2c03a
  4. #aec853
  5. #b9d06b
  6. #c5d884
  7. #d1df9d
  8. #dce7b5
  9. #e8efce
  10. #f3f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb009
  2. #8aab15
  3. #89a621
  4. #88a22d
  5. #879d39
  6. #869845
  7. #849350
  8. #838e5c
  9. #828a68
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93a795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a81d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90aa76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb009 {
  color: #8bb009;
}
Background
.bg-8bb009 {
  background-color: #8bb009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb009 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 176 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb009, #38b009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 176 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.73 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.88 #744ff6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb009  rgb(139, 176, 9)  hsl(73, 90%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2e09b0  rgb(46, 9, 176)  hsl(253, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#098bb0  rgb(9, 139, 176)  hsl(193, 90%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b0098b  rgb(176, 9, 139)  hsl(313, 90%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red