Palettes / Colors / #99CA4E

#99CA4E — Muted Green

#99CA4E is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#99CA4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #804ECA; it also sits naturally between #CABE4E and #5BCA4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 79% · Blue 31%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #99CA4E

.text { color: #99CA4E; }
.background { background-color: #99CA4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99CA4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 202, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99CA4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 202, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99CA4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 202, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99CA4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99CA4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #804ECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99CA4E: #000000.

How #99CA4E 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 #99CA4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #99CA4E?

#99CA4E is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 153, 202, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99CA4E?

#99CA4E is RGB 153, 202, 78 — HSL 84°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 61%, 21%.

What colors go with #99CA4E?

Its complement is #804ECA; analogous partners are #CABE4E and #5BCA4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99CA4E for text?

Black text on #99CA4E has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.