#99BD33#99BD33
#99BD33 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.164 H 123.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BD33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 189, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 0%, 73%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, -30.99, 61.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 69.06, 116.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.66% -0.0904 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.66% 0.164 123.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9324, 43.4063, 9.8273) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.88
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.70
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.86
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.06
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 3.10
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 3.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BD33 #5733BD
analogous
#BD9C33 #99BD33 #54BD33
triadic
#99BD33 #3399BD #BD3399
tetradic
#99BD33 #33BD9C #5733BD #BD3354
square
#99BD33 #33BD9C #5733BD #BD3354
split-complementary
#99BD33 #3354BD #9C33BD
monochromatic
#4B5D19 #728D26 #99BD33 #B3D35B #C9E08B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#99BD33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#99BD33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BD33
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BD33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BD33 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B118
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B03F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1B3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bd33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 189, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.164 123.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd174',
500: '#99bd33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bd33; $custom-light: #bbd174; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bd33",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 189,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.652,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7466,
"c": 0.16446,
"h": 123.3
},
"luminance": 0.43407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BD33
secondary
#9582CA
accent
#47E16F
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F7F9ED
border
#D0D2C8
text
#121409
muted
#81827B