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#9FB511

#9fb511 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9fb511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 70.98% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.61% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 68.05°, with 82.83% saturation and 38.82% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4046

Complementary

  1. #9fb511
  2. #2711b5

Split complementary

  1. #9fb511
  2. #114db5
  3. #7911b5

Analogous

  1. #b57911
  2. #9fb511
  3. #4db511

Triadic

  1. #9fb511
  2. #119fb5
  3. #b5119f

Tetradic

  1. #9fb511
  2. #11b527
  3. #2711b5
  4. #b5119f

Square

  1. #9fb511
  2. #11b579
  3. #2711b5
  4. #b5114d

Monochromatic

  1. #242904
  2. #626f0a
  3. #9fb511
  4. #d1eb28
  5. #e0f16e

Shades

#9fb511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fb511
  2. #8fa30f
  3. #7f910e
  4. #6f7f0c
  5. #5f6d0a
  6. #505b09
  7. #404807
  8. #303605
  9. #202403
  10. #101202
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fb511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fb511
  2. #a9bc29
  3. #b2c441
  4. #bccb58
  5. #c5d370
  6. #cfda88
  7. #d9e1a0
  8. #e2e9b8
  9. #ecf0cf
  10. #f5f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fb511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fb511
  2. #9cb01c
  3. #99aa27
  4. #96a532
  5. #93a03d
  6. #909b49
  7. #8c9554
  8. #89905f
  9. #868b6a
  10. #838575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6af88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9aa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3af21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5af7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fb511 {
  color: #9fb511;
}
Background
.bg-9fb511 {
  background-color: #9fb511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fb511 {
  border: 2px solid #9fb511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fb511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 181 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fb511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fb511, #4db511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fb511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 181 17 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.73 #604aee Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fb511  rgb(159, 181, 17)  hsl(68, 83%, 39%)  Apple Green
#2711b5  rgb(39, 17, 181)  hsl(248, 83%, 39%)  Zaffre
#119fb5  rgb(17, 159, 181)  hsl(188, 83%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b5119f  rgb(181, 17, 159)  hsl(308, 83%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red