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#B4C00A

#b4c00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b4c00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 63.96°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4742

Complementary

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #160ac0

Split complementary

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #0a59c0
  3. #710ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0710a
  2. #b4c00a
  3. #59c00a

Triadic

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #0ab4c0
  3. #c00ab4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #0ac016
  3. #160ac0
  4. #c00ab4

Square

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #0ac071
  3. #160ac0
  4. #c00a59

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2f02
  2. #707706
  3. #b4c00a
  4. #e6f423
  5. #eef76c

Shades

#b4c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #a2ad09
  3. #909a08
  4. #7e8607
  5. #6c7306
  6. #5a6005
  7. #484d04
  8. #363a03
  9. #242602
  10. #121301
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #bcc623
  3. #c3cd3b
  4. #cbd354
  5. #d2d96c
  6. #dae085
  7. #e1e69d
  8. #e9ecb6
  9. #f0f2ce
  10. #f8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c00a
  2. #afba16
  3. #aab322
  4. #a4ad2d
  5. #9fa639
  6. #9aa045
  7. #959a51
  8. #90935d
  9. #8a8d68
  10. #858674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bb92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bc1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c00a {
  color: #b4c00a;
}
Background
.bg-b4c00a {
  background-color: #b4c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c00a {
  border: 2px solid #b4c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c00a, #59c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.23 #4b3ff5 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#b4c00a  rgb(180, 192, 10)  hsl(64, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#160ac0  rgb(22, 10, 192)  hsl(244, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0ab4c0  rgb(10, 180, 192)  hsl(184, 90%, 40%)  Verdigris
#c00ab4  rgb(192, 10, 180)  hsl(304, 90%, 40%)  Purpureus