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#99C021

#99c021 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#99c021 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 74.72°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4458

Complementary

  1. #99c021
  2. #4821c0

Split complementary

  1. #99c021
  2. #2149c0
  3. #9821c0

Analogous

  1. #c09821
  2. #99c021
  3. #49c021

Triadic

  1. #99c021
  2. #2199c0
  3. #c02199

Tetradic

  1. #99c021
  2. #21c048
  3. #4821c0
  4. #c02199

Square

  1. #99c021
  2. #21c098
  3. #4821c0
  4. #c02149

Monochromatic

  1. #313d0b
  2. #657f16
  3. #99c021
  4. #bce04d
  5. #d5ec8e

Shades

#99c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99c021
  2. #8aad1e
  3. #7a9a1a
  4. #6b8617
  5. #5c7314
  6. #4d6011
  7. #3d4d0d
  8. #2e3a0a
  9. #1f2607
  10. #0f1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#99c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99c021
  2. #a3c637
  3. #adcd4d
  4. #b8d364
  5. #c2d97a
  6. #cce090
  7. #d6e6a6
  8. #e0ecbc
  9. #ebf2d3
  10. #f5f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99c021
  2. #97ba2b
  3. #94b334
  4. #92ad3e
  5. #8fa647
  6. #8da051
  7. #8a9a5a
  8. #889364
  9. #858d6d
  10. #838677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b82d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99c021 {
  color: #99c021;
}
Background
.bg-99c021 {
  background-color: #99c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99c021 {
  border: 2px solid #99c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99c021, #49c021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.55 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.84 #663fde Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#99c021  rgb(153, 192, 33)  hsl(75, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#4821c0  rgb(72, 33, 192)  hsl(255, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#2199c0  rgb(33, 153, 192)  hsl(195, 71%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#c02199  rgb(192, 33, 153)  hsl(315, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red