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#99BC27

#99bc27 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99bc27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.09°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4289

Complementary

  1. #99bc27
  2. #4a27bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc27
  2. #274fbc
  3. #9427bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9427
  2. #99bc27
  3. #4fbc27

Triadic

  1. #99bc27
  2. #2799bc
  3. #bc2799

Tetradic

  1. #99bc27
  2. #27bc4a
  3. #4a27bc
  4. #bc2799

Square

  1. #99bc27
  2. #27bc94
  3. #4a27bc
  4. #bc274f

Monochromatic

  1. #323d0d
  2. #657d1a
  3. #99bc27
  4. #bcdc54
  5. #d5e993

Shades

#99bc27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc27
  2. #8aa923
  3. #7a961f
  4. #6b841b
  5. #5c7117
  6. #4d5e14
  7. #3d4b10
  8. #2e380c
  9. #1f2608
  10. #0f1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc27
  2. #a3c33d
  3. #adc952
  4. #b8d068
  5. #c2d77d
  6. #ccde93
  7. #d6e4a9
  8. #e0ebbe
  9. #ebf2d4
  10. #f5f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc27
  2. #97b630
  3. #94b039
  4. #92aa42
  5. #8fa44b
  6. #8d9e54
  7. #8a985c
  8. #889265
  9. #858c6e
  10. #838677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b48d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b511 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc27 {
  color: #99bc27;
}
Background
.bg-99bc27 {
  background-color: #99bc27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc27 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc27, #4fbc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 39 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.18 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.28 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.37 #6643d8 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc27  rgb(153, 188, 39)  hsl(74, 66%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4a27bc  rgb(74, 39, 188)  hsl(254, 66%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#2799bc  rgb(39, 153, 188)  hsl(194, 66%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2799  rgb(188, 39, 153)  hsl(314, 66%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red