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#99BC09

#99bc09 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.73°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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. #99bc09
  2. #2c09bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc09
  2. #0940bc
  3. #8609bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8609
  2. #99bc09
  3. #40bc09

Triadic

  1. #99bc09
  2. #0999bc
  3. #bc0999

Tetradic

  1. #99bc09
  2. #09bc2c
  3. #2c09bc
  4. #bc0999

Square

  1. #99bc09
  2. #09bc86
  3. #2c09bc
  4. #bc0940

Monochromatic

  1. #222a02
  2. #5e7306
  3. #99bc09
  4. #caf41d
  5. #dbf866

Shades

#99bc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc09
  2. #8aa908
  3. #7a9607
  4. #6b8406
  5. #5c7105
  6. #4d5e05
  7. #3d4b04
  8. #2e3803
  9. #1f2602
  10. #0f1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc09
  2. #a3c322
  3. #adc93a
  4. #b8d053
  5. #c2d76b
  6. #ccde84
  7. #d6e49d
  8. #e0ebb5
  9. #ebf2ce
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc09
  2. #97b615
  3. #94b021
  4. #92aa2d
  5. #8fa439
  6. #8d9e45
  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 #b4b41f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc09 {
  color: #99bc09;
}
Background
.bg-99bc09 {
  background-color: #99bc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc09 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc09, #40bc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.99 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.71 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.92 #6643f6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc09  rgb(153, 188, 9)  hsl(72, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#2c09bc  rgb(44, 9, 188)  hsl(252, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0999bc  rgb(9, 153, 188)  hsl(192, 91%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#bc0999  rgb(188, 9, 153)  hsl(312, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red