#99A923#99A923
#99A923 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.150 H 116.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99A923 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 169, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 0%, 79.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, -22.05, 61.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 65.25, 109.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.0671 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.15 116.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6290, 35.2700, 6.9421) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 1.20
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 2.11
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 2.14
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 2.68
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.23
Vomit Green
#89A203
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99A923 #3323A9
analogous
#A97623 #99A923 #56A923
triadic
#99A923 #2399A9 #A92399
tetradic
#99A923 #23A976 #3323A9 #A92356
square
#99A923 #23A976 #3323A9 #A92356
split-complementary
#99A923 #2356A9 #7623A9
monochromatic
#3D440E #6B7619 #99A923 #C2D534 #D1DF67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#99A923 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#99A923 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99A923
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99A923 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99A923 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A130
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A39F90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99a923; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 169, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.150 116.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbc26a',
500: '#99a923',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99a923; $custom-light: #bbc26a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99a923",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 169,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.164,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.699,
"c": 0.14988,
"h": 116.6
},
"luminance": 0.3527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99A923
secondary
#6E63C5
accent
#3FE953
background
#FBFBF6
surface
#F7F7EC
border
#D0D0C7
text
#121207
muted
#81817A