#99C500

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #99C500

At its core, #99C500 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 197, 0).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 73.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99C500
RGB153, 197, 0
HSL73.4°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK22%, 0%, 100%, 23%
HSV73.4°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB74.0, -36.1, 74.0
XYZ33.1, 46.7, 7.3
Decimal10077440

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99C500; }
.text-color { color: #99C500; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99C500; }

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