#99AF50

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olivedrab.

About #99AF50

When working with digital screens, the color #99AF50 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olivedrab. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 175 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99AF50
RGB153, 175, 80
HSL73.9°, 37.3%, 50.0%
CMYK13%, 0%, 54%, 31%
HSV73.9°, 54.3%, 68.6%
LAB68.0, -22.1, 45.5
XYZ29.9, 38.0, 13.3
Decimal10071888

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99AF50; }
.text-color { color: #99AF50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99AF50; }

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