#99CB49#99CB49
#99CB49 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.167 H 127.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99CB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 203, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 0%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -36.02, 57.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 67.93, 122.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% -0.1023 0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.167 127.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6954, 49.9645, 14.0655) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 2.47
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 4.63
Apple Green
#76CD26
ΔE00 4.95
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Lime Green
#7EBD01
ΔE00 5.56
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99CB49 #7B49CB
analogous
#CBBC49 #99CB49 #58CB49
triadic
#99CB49 #4999CB #CB4999
tetradic
#99CB49 #49CBBC #7B49CB #CB4958
square
#99CB49 #49CBBC #7B49CB #CB4958
split-complementary
#99CB49 #4958CB #BC49CB
monochromatic
#577722 #79A730 #99CB49 #B4D979 #CEE6A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#99CB49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#99CB49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99CB49
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99CB49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99CB49 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BE38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EC2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99cb49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 203, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.167 127.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#badb82',
500: '#99cb49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99cb49; $custom-light: #badb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99cb49",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 203,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.077,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78123,
"c": 0.16694,
"h": 127.8
},
"luminance": 0.49965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99CB49
secondary
#B29CD4
accent
#49DF83
background
#FBFDF8
surface
#F7FBEF
border
#D0D4CA
text
#12150B
muted
#81837C