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#99C00A

#99c00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99c00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 72.86°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4449

Complementary

  1. #99c00a
  2. #310ac0

Split complementary

  1. #99c00a
  2. #0a3ec0
  3. #8c0ac0

Analogous

  1. #c08c0a
  2. #99c00a
  3. #3ec00a

Triadic

  1. #99c00a
  2. #0a99c0
  3. #c00a99

Tetradic

  1. #99c00a
  2. #0ac031
  3. #310ac0
  4. #c00a99

Square

  1. #99c00a
  2. #0ac08c
  3. #310ac0
  4. #c00a3e

Monochromatic

  1. #252f02
  2. #5f7706
  3. #99c00a
  4. #c7f423
  5. #d9f76c

Shades

#99c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99c00a
  2. #8aad09
  3. #7a9a08
  4. #6b8607
  5. #5c7306
  6. #4d6005
  7. #3d4d04
  8. #2e3a03
  9. #1f2602
  10. #0f1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#99c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99c00a
  2. #a3c623
  3. #adcd3b
  4. #b8d354
  5. #c2d96c
  6. #cce085
  7. #d6e69d
  8. #e0ecb6
  9. #ebf2ce
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99c00a
  2. #97ba16
  3. #94b322
  4. #92ad2d
  5. #8fa639
  6. #8da045
  7. #8a9a51
  8. #88935d
  9. #858d68
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b88d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2b6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99c00a {
  color: #99c00a;
}
Background
.bg-99c00a {
  background-color: #99c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99c00a {
  border: 2px solid #99c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99c00a, #3ec00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.41 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.19 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.43 #663ff5 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99c00a  rgb(153, 192, 10)  hsl(73, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#310ac0  rgb(49, 10, 192)  hsl(253, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a99c0  rgb(10, 153, 192)  hsl(193, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00a99  rgb(192, 10, 153)  hsl(313, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red