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#9BBD2A

#9bbd2a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bbd2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 74.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.88°, with 63.64% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4353

Complementary

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #4c2abd

Split complementary

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #2a51bd
  3. #952abd

Analogous

  1. #bd952a
  2. #9bbd2a
  3. #51bd2a

Triadic

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #2a9bbd
  3. #bd2a9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #2abd4c
  3. #4c2abd
  4. #bd2a9b

Square

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #2abd95
  3. #4c2abd
  4. #bd2a51

Monochromatic

  1. #34400e
  2. #687e1c
  3. #9bbd2a
  4. #bcda59
  5. #d6e898

Shades

#9bbd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #8caa26
  3. #7c9722
  4. #6d841d
  5. #5d7119
  6. #4e5f15
  7. #3e4c11
  8. #2f390d
  9. #1f2608
  10. #101304
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #a5c43f
  3. #afca55
  4. #b9d16a
  5. #c3d77f
  6. #cdde95
  7. #d7e5aa
  8. #e1ebbf
  9. #ebf2d4
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbd2a
  2. #98b733
  3. #96b13b
  4. #93ab44
  5. #90a54c
  6. #8e9f55
  7. #8b985e
  8. #889266
  9. #858c6f
  10. #838677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3b3a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0b783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbd2a {
  color: #9bbd2a;
}
Background
.bg-9bbd2a {
  background-color: #9bbd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbd2a {
  border: 2px solid #9bbd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 189 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbd2a, #51bd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 189 42 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.19 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.05 #6442d5 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bbd2a  rgb(155, 189, 42)  hsl(74, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4c2abd  rgb(76, 42, 189)  hsl(254, 64%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#2a9bbd  rgb(42, 155, 189)  hsl(194, 64%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#bd2a9b  rgb(189, 42, 155)  hsl(314, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red