#99AF00

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99AF00

At its core, #99AF00 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 175 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 13% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 31% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99AF00
RGB153, 175, 0
HSL67.5°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK13%, 0%, 100%, 31%
HSV67.5°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB67.6, -25.8, 69.2
XYZ28.5, 37.4, 5.7
Decimal10071808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.49:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99AF00; }
.text-color { color: #99AF00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99AF00; }

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