#99B522#99B522
#99B522 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.164 H 120.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99B522 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 181, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(71, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 81.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -27.96, 64.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 70.56, 113.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% -0.0834 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.164 120.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9501, 39.9356, 7.6436) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 1.04
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.22
Booger Green
#96B403
ΔE00 1.30
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.22
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.32
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99B522 #3E22B5
analogous
#B58822 #99B522 #4FB522
triadic
#99B522 #2299B5 #B52299
tetradic
#99B522 #22B588 #3E22B5 #B5224F
square
#99B522 #22B588 #3E22B5 #B5224F
split-complementary
#99B522 #224FB5 #8822B5
monochromatic
#424E0F #6D8118 #99B522 #BCDA3A #CDE46E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#99B522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#99B522 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99B522
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99B522 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99B522 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AA00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2AB9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99b522; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 181, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.164 120.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbcb6c',
500: '#99b522',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99b522; $custom-light: #bbcb6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99b522",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 181,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.429,
"s": 68.372,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7269,
"c": 0.16384,
"h": 120.6
},
"luminance": 0.39936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99B522
secondary
#7B69CA
accent
#3DEB5E
background
#FBFCF6
surface
#F7F8EC
border
#D0D1C7
text
#121308
muted
#81827B