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#99BC08

#99bc08 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.67°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 2.31.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #99bc08
  2. #2b08bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc08
  2. #083fbc
  3. #8508bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8508
  2. #99bc08
  3. #3fbc08

Triadic

  1. #99bc08
  2. #0899bc
  3. #bc0899

Tetradic

  1. #99bc08
  2. #08bc2b
  3. #2b08bc
  4. #bc0899

Square

  1. #99bc08
  2. #08bc85
  3. #2b08bc
  4. #bc083f

Monochromatic

  1. #222902
  2. #5d7305
  3. #99bc08
  4. #cbf51b
  5. #dcf865

Shades

#99bc08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc08
  2. #8aa907
  3. #7a9606
  4. #6b8406
  5. #5c7105
  6. #4d5e04
  7. #3d4b03
  8. #2e3802
  9. #1f2602
  10. #0f1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc08
  2. #a3c321
  3. #adc939
  4. #b8d052
  5. #c2d76b
  6. #ccde84
  7. #d6e49c
  8. #e0ebb5
  9. #ebf2ce
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc08
  2. #97b614
  3. #94b020
  4. #92aa2c
  5. #8fa438
  6. #8d9e44
  7. #8a9850
  8. #88925c
  9. #858c68
  10. #838674
  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 #c4af27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2b2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc08 {
  color: #99bc08;
}
Background
.bg-99bc08 {
  background-color: #99bc08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc08 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc08, #3fbc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 8 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.13 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.95 #6643f7 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc08  rgb(153, 188, 8)  hsl(72, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#2b08bc  rgb(43, 8, 188)  hsl(252, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0899bc  rgb(8, 153, 188)  hsl(192, 92%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#bc0899  rgb(188, 8, 153)  hsl(312, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red