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#9BB501

#9bb501 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bb501 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.45% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 68.67°, with 98.9% saturation and 35.69% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4002

Complementary

  1. #9bb501
  2. #1b01b5

Split complementary

  1. #9bb501
  2. #0141b5
  3. #7501b5

Analogous

  1. #b57501
  2. #9bb501
  3. #41b501

Triadic

  1. #9bb501
  2. #019bb5
  3. #b5019b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb501
  2. #01b51b
  3. #1b01b5
  4. #b5019b

Square

  1. #9bb501
  2. #01b575
  3. #1b01b5
  4. #b50141

Monochromatic

  1. #191d00
  2. #5a6901
  3. #9bb501
  4. #dafe05
  5. #e5fe51

Shades

#9bb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb501
  2. #8ca301
  3. #7c9101
  4. #6d7f01
  5. #5d6d01
  6. #4e5b01
  7. #3e4800
  8. #2f3600
  9. #1f2400
  10. #101200
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb501
  2. #a5bc1a
  3. #afc434
  4. #b9cb4d
  5. #c3d367
  6. #cdda80
  7. #d7e199
  8. #e1e9b3
  9. #ebf0cc
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb501
  2. #98b00e
  3. #96aa1a
  4. #93a527
  5. #90a034
  6. #8e9b41
  7. #8b954d
  8. #88905a
  9. #858b67
  10. #838573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ae86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5aa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1af19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1af79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb501 {
  color: #9bb501;
}
Background
.bg-9bb501 {
  background-color: #9bb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb501 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb501, #41b501);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 12.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.17 #644afe Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bb501  rgb(155, 181, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 36%)  Apple Green
#1b01b5  rgb(27, 1, 181)  hsl(249, 99%, 36%)  Zaffre
#019bb5  rgb(1, 155, 181)  hsl(189, 99%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b5019b  rgb(181, 1, 155)  hsl(309, 99%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red