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#99BC02

#99bc02 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.29°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4274

Complementary

  1. #99bc02
  2. #2502bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc02
  2. #023cbc
  3. #8202bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8202
  2. #99bc02
  3. #3cbc02

Triadic

  1. #99bc02
  2. #0299bc
  3. #bc0299

Tetradic

  1. #99bc02
  2. #02bc25
  3. #2502bc
  4. #bc0299

Square

  1. #99bc02
  2. #02bc82
  3. #2502bc
  4. #bc023c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2500
  2. #5b7001
  3. #99bc02
  4. #d0fc0e
  5. #defd5a

Shades

#99bc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc02
  2. #8aa902
  3. #7a9602
  4. #6b8401
  5. #5c7101
  6. #4d5e01
  7. #3d4b01
  8. #2e3801
  9. #1f2600
  10. #0f1300
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc02
  2. #a3c31b
  3. #adc935
  4. #b8d04e
  5. #c2d767
  6. #ccde81
  7. #d6e49a
  8. #e0ebb3
  9. #ebf2cc
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc02
  2. #97b60f
  3. #94b01b
  4. #92aa28
  5. #8fa434
  6. #8d9e41
  7. #8a984e
  8. #88925a
  9. #858c67
  10. #838673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2b2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b41c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc02 {
  color: #99bc02;
}
Background
.bg-99bc02 {
  background-color: #99bc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc02 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc02, #3cbc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.37 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.95 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.10 #6643fd Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc02  rgb(153, 188, 2)  hsl(71, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green
#2502bc  rgb(37, 2, 188)  hsl(251, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#0299bc  rgb(2, 153, 188)  hsl(191, 98%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bc0299  rgb(188, 2, 153)  hsl(311, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red