Palettes / Colors / #99BC1A
#99BC1A — Green
#99BC1A 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 #99BC1A 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.
#99BC1A 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 #3D1ABC; it also sits naturally between #BC8E1A and #48BC1A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #99BC1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 153, 188, 26 |
| HSL | 73°, 76%, 42% |
| HSV | 73°, 86%, 74% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 86%, 26% |
| XYZ | 31.31, 42.81, 7.59 |
| Yxy | 42.81, 0.3831, 0.5240 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.43, -31.54, 68.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.43, -26.01, 36.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 60% · Green 74% · Blue 10%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 86% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #99BC1A
.text { color: #99BC1A; }
.background { background-color: #99BC1A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99BC1A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 188, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99BC1A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 188, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99BC1A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 188, 26, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#99BC1A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99BC1A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #99BC1A
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Tones of #99BC1A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #3D1ABC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #99BC1A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99BC1A
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 #99BC1A: ·
How #99BC1A 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 #99BC1A 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 #99BC1A?
#99BC1A is Green, a green color (RGB 153, 188, 26). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #99BC1A?
#99BC1A is RGB 153, 188, 26 — HSL 73°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 86%, 26%.
What colors go with #99BC1A?
Its complement is #3D1ABC; analogous partners are #BC8E1A and #48BC1A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #99BC1A for text?
Black text on #99BC1A has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.