#99BC2B#99BC2B
#99BC2B is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.168 H 122.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BC2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 188, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 77.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, -30.92, 64.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 71.11, 115.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.0908 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.168 122.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5566, 42.9130, 8.9056) |
| Luminance | 0.4291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.40
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.27
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.36
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.54
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.67
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BC2B #4E2BBC
analogous
#BC972B #99BC2B #50BC2B
triadic
#99BC2B #2B99BC #BC2B99
tetradic
#99BC2B #2BBC97 #4E2BBC #BC2B50
square
#99BC2B #2BBC97 #4E2BBC #BC2B50
split-complementary
#99BC2B #2B50BC #972BBC
monochromatic
#485814 #708A20 #99BC2B #B5D64E #CAE280
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#99BC2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#99BC2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BC2B
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BC2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BC2B | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1B2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bc2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 188, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.168 122.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd070',
500: '#99bc2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bc2b; $custom-light: #bbd070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bc2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 188,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.483,
"s": 62.771,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74376,
"c": 0.1677,
"h": 122.8
},
"luminance": 0.42913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BC2B
secondary
#8C78CB
accent
#42E66A
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F7F9ED
border
#D0D2C8
text
#121408
muted
#81827B