#99B62C

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99B62C

The hex code #99B62C represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 182 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow, and 29% black. The HSL representation is 72.6° hue, 61.1% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#99B62C
RGB153, 182, 44
HSL72.6°, 61.1%, 44.3%
CMYK16%, 0%, 76%, 29%
HSV72.6°, 75.8%, 71.4%
LAB69.8, -28.0, 62.1
XYZ30.3, 40.4, 8.6
Decimal10073644

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.08:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99B62C; }
.text-color { color: #99B62C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99B62C; }

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