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#98A809

#98a809 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#98a809 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.64% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 66.04°, with 89.83% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.347

Complementary

  1. #98a809
  2. #1909a8

Split complementary

  1. #98a809
  2. #0949a8
  3. #6909a8

Analogous

  1. #a86909
  2. #98a809
  3. #49a809

Triadic

  1. #98a809
  2. #0998a8
  3. #a80998

Tetradic

  1. #98a809
  2. #09a819
  3. #1909a8
  4. #a80998

Square

  1. #98a809
  2. #09a869
  3. #1909a8
  4. #a80949

Monochromatic

  1. #151701
  2. #565f05
  3. #98a809
  4. #daf10d
  5. #e6f654

Shades

#98a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98a809
  2. #899708
  3. #7a8607
  4. #6a7606
  5. #5b6505
  6. #4c5405
  7. #3d4304
  8. #2e3203
  9. #1e2202
  10. #0f1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#98a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98a809
  2. #a2b122
  3. #adb93a
  4. #b7c253
  5. #c1cb6b
  6. #ccd484
  7. #d6dc9d
  8. #e0e5b5
  9. #eaeece
  10. #f5f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98a809
  2. #96a415
  3. #93a021
  4. #919c2d
  5. #8e9839
  6. #8c9445
  7. #8a9050
  8. #878c5c
  9. #858868
  10. #828474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca37e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a31a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ea271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98a809 {
  color: #98a809;
}
Background
.bg-98a809 {
  background-color: #98a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98a809 {
  border: 2px solid #98a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98a809, #49a809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.30 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.88 #6757f6 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Apple Green
#98a809  rgb(152, 168, 9)  hsl(66, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#1909a8  rgb(25, 9, 168)  hsl(246, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0998a8  rgb(9, 152, 168)  hsl(186, 90%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#a80998  rgb(168, 9, 152)  hsl(306, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta