#99BD2E#99BD2E
#99BD2E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.167 H 123.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BD2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 189, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -31.24, 63.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 70.66, 116.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% -0.0915 0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.167 123.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8280, 43.3646, 9.2776) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.70
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.46
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.67
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.72
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.79
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BD2E #522EBD
analogous
#BD992E #99BD2E #51BD2E
triadic
#99BD2E #2E99BD #BD2E99
tetradic
#99BD2E #2EBD99 #522EBD #BD2E51
square
#99BD2E #2EBD99 #522EBD #BD2E51
split-complementary
#99BD2E #2E51BD #992EBD
monochromatic
#495B16 #718C22 #99BD2E #B4D553 #CAE184
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#99BD2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#99BD2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BD2E
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BD2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BD2E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B10A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B03C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1B3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bd2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 189, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.167 123.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd172',
500: '#99bd2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bd2e; $custom-light: #bbd172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bd2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 189,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.105,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74629,
"c": 0.1673,
"h": 123.1
},
"luminance": 0.43365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BD2E
secondary
#907CCA
accent
#44E46C
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F7F9ED
border
#D0D2C8
text
#121408
muted
#81827B