#99BC5E#99BC5E
#99BC5E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.128 H 126.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 188, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.92, -27.06, 43.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.92, 51.13, 121.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.86% -0.0756 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.86% 0.128 126.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1404, 43.5465, 17.2469) |
| Luminance | 0.4355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.42
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 3.73
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.78
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.90
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.46
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BC5E #815EBC
analogous
#BCB05E #99BC5E #6ABC5E
triadic
#99BC5E #5E99BC #BC5E99
tetradic
#99BC5E #5EBCB0 #815EBC #BC5E6A
square
#99BC5E #5EBCB0 #815EBC #BC5E6A
split-complementary
#99BC5E #5E6ABC #B05EBC
monochromatic
#58712F #7A9C41 #99BC5E #B4CE89 #D0E0B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#99BC5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#99BC5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BC5E
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BC5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BC5E | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B064
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EB5A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bc5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 188, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.128 126.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d08e',
500: '#99bc5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bc5e; $custom-light: #b9d08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bc5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 188,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 82.34,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7486,
"c": 0.12819,
"h": 126.2
},
"luminance": 0.43547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BC5E
secondary
#B6A7CF
accent
#57D184
background
#FBFCF8
surface
#F6F9F0
border
#D0D2CB
text
#12140C
muted
#81827D