HEX Color #99C52C (Yellowgreen)

About #99C52C

The precise color #99C52C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 197 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99C52C

RGB153, 197, 44

HSL77.3°, 63.5%, 47.3%

CMYK22%, 0%, 78%, 23%

HSV77.3°, 77.7%, 77.3%

LAB74.1, -35.0, 66.2

XYZ33.6, 46.9, 9.7

Decimal10077484

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99C52C #572BC4

Analogous

#C4A42B #4CC42B

Triadic

#2B98C4 #C42B98

Tetradic

#2BC4A4 #572BC4 #C42B4C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99C52C

#A4CB43

#AFD15A

#BBD872

#C6DE89

#D1E5A1

#DDEBB8

#E8F2D0

#F3F8E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99C52C

#88AF27

#779922

#66831D

#556D18

#445713

#33410E

#222B09

#111504

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.38:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.93:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.82:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99C52C; }

.text-color { color: #99C52C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99C52C; }

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