Palettes / Colors / #DDFF99

#DDFF99 — Light Vivid Green

#DDFF99 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DDFF99 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 #BB99FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEE99 and #AAFF99. 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 87% · Green 100% · Blue 60%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDFF99

.text { color: #DDFF99; }
.background { background-color: #DDFF99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDFF99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 255, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDFF99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 255, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDFF99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 255, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDFF99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDFF99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB99FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDFF99: #000000.

How #DDFF99 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 #DDFF99 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

← #DDFF98  ·  #DDFF9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDFF99?

#DDFF99 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 221, 255, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDFF99?

#DDFF99 is RGB 221, 255, 153 — HSL 80°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDFF99?

Its complement is #BB99FF; analogous partners are #FFEE99 and #AAFF99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDFF99 for text?

Black text on #DDFF99 has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.