#99BE2C#99BE2C
#99BE2C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.170 H 123.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BE2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 190, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 0%, 76.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.08, -31.81, 64.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.08, 71.71, 116.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.85% -0.0932 0.1416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.85% 0.17 123.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0054, 43.7809, 9.1468) |
| Luminance | 0.4378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 1.91
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.32
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.56
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 2.61
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.64
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BE2C #512CBE
analogous
#BE9A2C #99BE2C #50BE2C
triadic
#99BE2C #2C99BE #BE2C99
tetradic
#99BE2C #2CBE9A #512CBE #BE2C50
square
#99BE2C #2CBE9A #512CBE #BE2C50
split-complementary
#99BE2C #2C50BE #9A2CBE
monochromatic
#495B15 #718C20 #99BE2C #B5D751 #CAE282
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#99BE2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#99BE2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BE2C
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BE2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BE2C | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B202
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B03A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1B4A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99be2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 190, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.170 123.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bbd171',
500: '#99be2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99be2c; $custom-light: #bbd171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99be2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 190,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.205,
"s": 62.393,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74852,
"c": 0.16953,
"h": 123.3
},
"luminance": 0.43781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BE2C
secondary
#8F7BCB
accent
#42E56C
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F7F9ED
border
#D0D2C8
text
#121408
muted
#81827B