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#9BBD3D

#9bbd3d ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9bbd3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.72% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.94°, with 51.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.437

Complementary

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #5f3dbd

Split complementary

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #3d5bbd
  3. #9f3dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd9f3d
  2. #9bbd3d
  3. #5bbd3d

Triadic

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #3d9bbd
  3. #bd3d9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #3dbd5f
  3. #5f3dbd
  4. #bd3d9b

Square

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #3dbd9f
  3. #5f3dbd
  4. #bd3d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4918
  2. #6c832a
  3. #9bbd3d
  4. #b9d274
  5. #d6e5ae

Shades

#9bbd3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #8caa37
  3. #7c9731
  4. #6d842b
  5. #5d7125
  6. #4e5f1f
  7. #3e4c18
  8. #2f3912
  9. #1f260c
  10. #101306
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bbd3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #a5c450
  3. #afca64
  4. #b9d177
  5. #c3d78b
  6. #cdde9e
  7. #d7e5b1
  8. #e1ebc5
  9. #ebf2d8
  10. #f5f8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bbd3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bbd3d
  2. #98b744
  3. #96b14a
  4. #93ab51
  5. #90a558
  6. #8e9f5f
  7. #8b9865
  8. #88926c
  9. #858c73
  10. #838679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8b690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b12a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b047 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3b4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b633 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b643 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0b886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bbd3d {
  color: #9bbd3d;
}
Background
.bg-9bbd3d {
  background-color: #9bbd3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bbd3d {
  border: 2px solid #9bbd3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bbd3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 189 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bbd3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bbd3d, #5bbd3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bbd3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 189 61 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.86 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.69 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.28 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.28 #6442c2 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bbd3d  rgb(155, 189, 61)  hsl(76, 51%, 49%)  Apple Green
#5f3dbd  rgb(95, 61, 189)  hsl(256, 51%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#3d9bbd  rgb(61, 155, 189)  hsl(196, 51%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#bd3d9b  rgb(189, 61, 155)  hsl(316, 51%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red