Palettes / Colors / #98BC06
#98BC06 — Vivid Green
#98BC06 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #98BC06 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#98BC06 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2A06BC; it also sits naturally between #BC8506 and #3CBC06. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #98BC06 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 152, 188, 6 |
| HSL | 72°, 94%, 38% |
| HSV | 72°, 97%, 74% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 97%, 26% |
| XYZ | 30.96, 42.65, 6.77 |
| Yxy | 42.65, 0.3852, 0.5306 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.32, -32.34, 71.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.31, -26.59, 37.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 60% · Green 74% · Blue 2%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 97% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #98BC06
.text { color: #98BC06; }
.background { background-color: #98BC06; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98BC06; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 188, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98BC06; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 188, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98BC06; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 188, 6, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#98BC06">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#98BC06">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2A06BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #98BC06: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98BC06
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #98BC06: ·
How #98BC06 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #98BC06 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #98BC06?
#98BC06 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 152, 188, 6). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #98BC06?
#98BC06 is RGB 152, 188, 6 — HSL 72°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 97%, 26%.
What colors go with #98BC06?
Its complement is #2A06BC; analogous partners are #BC8506 and #3CBC06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #98BC06 for text?
Black text on #98BC06 has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.