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#99B540

#99b540 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#99b540 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 70.98% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.64% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 74.36°, with 47.76% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4019

Complementary

  1. #99b540
  2. #5c40b5

Split complementary

  1. #99b540
  2. #405eb5
  3. #9740b5

Analogous

  1. #b59740
  2. #99b540
  3. #5eb540

Triadic

  1. #99b540
  2. #4099b5
  3. #b54099

Tetradic

  1. #99b540
  2. #40b55c
  3. #5c40b5
  4. #b54099

Square

  1. #99b540
  2. #40b597
  3. #5c40b5
  4. #b5405e

Monochromatic

  1. #394418
  2. #697c2c
  3. #99b540
  4. #b8ce74
  5. #d5e2ac

Shades

#99b540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99b540
  2. #8aa33a
  3. #7a9133
  4. #6b7f2d
  5. #5c6d26
  6. #4d5b20
  7. #3d481a
  8. #2e3613
  9. #1f240d
  10. #0f1206
  11. #000000

Tints

#99b540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99b540
  2. #a3bc53
  3. #adc466
  4. #b8cb79
  5. #c2d38c
  6. #ccdaa0
  7. #d6e1b3
  8. #e0e9c6
  9. #ebf0d9
  10. #f5f8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99b540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99b540
  2. #97b046
  3. #94aa4d
  4. #92a553
  5. #8fa05a
  6. #8d9b60
  7. #8a9566
  8. #88906d
  9. #858b73
  10. #83857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3ae8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1ac9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1af37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afaf45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99b540 {
  color: #99b540;
}
Background
.bg-99b540 {
  background-color: #99b540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99b540 {
  border: 2px solid #99b540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99b540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 181 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 48% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99b540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99b540, #5eb540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99b540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 181 64 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.23 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.98 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.68 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.17 #664abf Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99b540  rgb(153, 181, 64)  hsl(74, 48%, 48%)  Apple Green
#5c40b5  rgb(92, 64, 181)  hsl(254, 48%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#4099b5  rgb(64, 153, 181)  hsl(194, 48%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#b54099  rgb(181, 64, 153)  hsl(314, 48%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red