Palettes / Colors / #99BC19
#99BC19 — Green
#99BC19 is a green color we call 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 #99BC19 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.
#99BC19 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 #3C19BE; it also sits naturally between #BE8F19 and #47BE19. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #99BC19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 153, 188, 25 |
| HSL | 73°, 77%, 42% |
| HSV | 73°, 87%, 74% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 87%, 26% |
| XYZ | 31.30, 42.81, 7.53 |
| Yxy | 42.81, 0.3833, 0.5244 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.43, -31.57, 68.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.43, -26.03, 36.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 60% · Green 74% · Blue 10%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #99BC19
.text { color: #99BC19; }
.background { background-color: #99BC19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99BC19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 188, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99BC19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 188, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99BC19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 188, 25, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#99BC19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99BC19">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3C19BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #99BC19: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99BC19
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 #99BC19: ·
How #99BC19 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 #99BC19 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 #99BC19?
#99BC19 is Green, a green color (RGB 153, 188, 25). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #99BC19?
#99BC19 is RGB 153, 188, 25 — HSL 73°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 87%, 26%.
What colors go with #99BC19?
Its complement is #3C19BE; analogous partners are #BE8F19 and #47BE19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #99BC19 for text?
Black text on #99BC19 has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.