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#99BC40

#99bc40 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#99bc40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.96% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 76.94°, with 49.21% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4311

Complementary

  1. #99bc40
  2. #6340bc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc40
  2. #405bbc
  3. #a140bc

Analogous

  1. #bca140
  2. #99bc40
  3. #5bbc40

Triadic

  1. #99bc40
  2. #4099bc
  3. #bc4099

Tetradic

  1. #99bc40
  2. #40bc63
  3. #6340bc
  4. #bc4099

Square

  1. #99bc40
  2. #40bca1
  3. #6340bc
  4. #bc405b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4a19
  2. #6b832d
  3. #99bc40
  4. #b8d178
  5. #d6e4b1

Shades

#99bc40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc40
  2. #8aa93a
  3. #7a9633
  4. #6b842d
  5. #5c7126
  6. #4d5e20
  7. #3d4b1a
  8. #2e3813
  9. #1f260d
  10. #0f1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc40
  2. #a3c353
  3. #adc966
  4. #b8d079
  5. #c2d78c
  6. #ccdea0
  7. #d6e4b3
  8. #e0ebc6
  9. #ebf2d9
  10. #f5f8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc40
  2. #97b646
  3. #94b04d
  4. #92aa53
  5. #8fa45a
  6. #8d9e60
  7. #8a9866
  8. #88926d
  9. #858c73
  10. #83867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b12f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2af49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0b3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b446 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9db786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc40 {
  color: #99bc40;
}
Background
.bg-99bc40 {
  background-color: #99bc40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc40 {
  border: 2px solid #99bc40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc40, #5bbc40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 64 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.05 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.95 #6643bf Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99bc40  rgb(153, 188, 64)  hsl(77, 49%, 49%)  Apple Green
#6340bc  rgb(99, 64, 188)  hsl(257, 49%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4099bc  rgb(64, 153, 188)  hsl(197, 49%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bc4099  rgb(188, 64, 153)  hsl(317, 49%, 49%)  Mulberry