Palettes / Colors / #99FFAD

#99FFAD — Light Vivid Green

#99FFAD is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#99FFAD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FF99EB; it also sits naturally between #B8FF99 and #99FFE0. 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 100% · Blue 68%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99FFAD

.text { color: #99FFAD; }
.background { background-color: #99FFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99FFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 255, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99FFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 255, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99FFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 255, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF99EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99FFAD: #000000.

How #99FFAD 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 #99FFAD 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

← #99FFAC  ·  #99FFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99FFAD?

#99FFAD is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 153, 255, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99FFAD?

#99FFAD is RGB 153, 255, 173 — HSL 132°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #99FFAD?

Its complement is #FF99EB; analogous partners are #B8FF99 and #99FFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99FFAD for text?

Black text on #99FFAD has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.