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#9DB211

#9db211 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9db211 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 69.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.45% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 67.83°, with 82.56% saturation and 38.24% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3905

Complementary

  1. #9db211
  2. #2611b2

Split complementary

  1. #9db211
  2. #114cb2
  3. #7711b2

Analogous

  1. #b27711
  2. #9db211
  3. #4cb211

Triadic

  1. #9db211
  2. #119db2
  3. #b2119d

Tetradic

  1. #9db211
  2. #11b226
  3. #2611b2
  4. #b2119d

Square

  1. #9db211
  2. #11b277
  3. #2611b2
  4. #b2114c

Monochromatic

  1. #222604
  2. #5f6c0a
  3. #9db211
  4. #d1ea25
  5. #dff16b

Shades

#9db211 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9db211
  2. #8da00f
  3. #7e8e0e
  4. #6e7d0c
  5. #5e6b0a
  6. #4f5909
  7. #3f4707
  8. #2f3505
  9. #1f2403
  10. #101202
  11. #000000

Tints

#9db211 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9db211
  2. #a7ba29
  3. #b1c141
  4. #bac958
  5. #c4d170
  6. #ced988
  7. #d8e0a0
  8. #e2e8b8
  9. #ebf0cf
  10. #f5f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9db211 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9db211
  2. #9aad1c
  3. #97a827
  4. #94a332
  5. #919e3d
  6. #8f9949
  7. #8c9454
  8. #898f5f
  9. #868a6a
  10. #838575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca827 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ac20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3ac78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9db211 {
  color: #9db211;
}
Background
.bg-9db211 {
  background-color: #9db211;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9db211 {
  border: 2px solid #9db211;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9db211;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 178 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 83% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9db211 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9db211, #4cb211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9db211 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 178 17 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.23 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.29 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.14 #624dee Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9db211  rgb(157, 178, 17)  hsl(68, 83%, 38%)  Apple Green
#2611b2  rgb(38, 17, 178)  hsl(248, 83%, 38%)  Zaffre
#119db2  rgb(17, 157, 178)  hsl(188, 83%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#b2119d  rgb(178, 17, 157)  hsl(308, 83%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red