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#B3BC06

#b3bc06 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3bc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 62.97°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.48.

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Relative luminance0.4556

Complementary

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #0f06bc

Split complementary

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #0658bc
  3. #6a06bc

Analogous

  1. #bc6a06
  2. #b3bc06
  3. #58bc06

Triadic

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #06b3bc
  3. #bc06b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #06bc0f
  3. #0f06bc
  4. #bc06b3

Square

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #06bc6a
  3. #0f06bc
  4. #bc0658

Monochromatic

  1. #262801
  2. #6c7204
  3. #b3bc06
  4. #ecf817
  5. #f2fa61

Shades

#b3bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #a1a905
  3. #8f9605
  4. #7d8404
  5. #6b7104
  6. #5a5e03
  7. #484b02
  8. #363802
  9. #242601
  10. #121301
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #bbc31f
  3. #c2c938
  4. #cad051
  5. #d1d76a
  6. #d9de83
  7. #e1e49b
  8. #e8ebb4
  9. #f0f2cd
  10. #f7f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3bc06
  2. #aeb612
  3. #a9b01e
  4. #a4aa2b
  5. #9fa437
  6. #9a9e43
  7. #94984f
  8. #8f925b
  9. #8a8c68
  10. #858674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b78f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb524 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b81c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb57f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3bc06 {
  color: #b3bc06;
}
Background
.bg-b3bc06 {
  background-color: #b3bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #b3bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3bc06, #58bc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.54 #4c43f9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#b3bc06  rgb(179, 188, 6)  hsl(63, 94%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0f06bc  rgb(15, 6, 188)  hsl(243, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#06b3bc  rgb(6, 179, 188)  hsl(183, 94%, 38%)  Verdigris
#bc06b3  rgb(188, 6, 179)  hsl(303, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid