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#9FBC2E

#9fbc2e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9fbc2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 73.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.25°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 3.27.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4353

Complementary

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #4b2ebc

Split complementary

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #2e58bc
  3. #922ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc922e
  2. #9fbc2e
  3. #58bc2e

Triadic

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #2e9fbc
  3. #bc2e9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #2ebc4b
  3. #4b2ebc
  4. #bc2e9f

Square

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #2ebc92
  3. #4b2ebc
  4. #bc2e58

Monochromatic

  1. #374110
  2. #6b7f1f
  3. #9fbc2e
  4. #bfd85f
  5. #d8e79c

Shades

#9fbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #8fa929
  3. #7f9625
  4. #6f8420
  5. #5f711c
  6. #505e17
  7. #404b12
  8. #30380e
  9. #202609
  10. #101305
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #a9c343
  3. #b2c958
  4. #bcd06d
  5. #c5d782
  6. #cfde97
  7. #d9e4ab
  8. #e2ebc0
  9. #ecf2d5
  10. #f5f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbc2e
  2. #9cb636
  3. #99b03e
  4. #96aa47
  5. #93a44f
  6. #909e57
  7. #8c985f
  8. #899267
  9. #868c70
  10. #838678
  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 #aab58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b10b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8b2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b51e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5b683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbc2e {
  color: #9fbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-9fbc2e {
  background-color: #9fbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #9fbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbc2e, #58bc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.27 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.85 #6043d1 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fbc2e  rgb(159, 188, 46)  hsl(72, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#4b2ebc  rgb(75, 46, 188)  hsl(252, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2e9fbc  rgb(46, 159, 188)  hsl(192, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#bc2e9f  rgb(188, 46, 159)  hsl(312, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red