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#99FF00

#99ff00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#99ff00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 100% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7829

Complementary

  1. #99ff00
  2. #6600ff

Split complementary

  1. #99ff00
  2. #0019ff
  3. #e500ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe500
  2. #99ff00
  3. #1aff00

Triadic

  1. #99ff00
  2. #0099ff
  3. #ff0099

Tetradic

  1. #99ff00
  2. #00ff66
  3. #6600ff
  4. #ff0099

Square

  1. #99ff00
  2. #00ffe6
  3. #6600ff
  4. #ff001a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d6600
  2. #6bb300
  3. #99ff00
  4. #b8ff4d
  5. #d6ff99

Shades

#99ff00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99ff00
  2. #8ae600
  3. #7acc00
  4. #6bb300
  5. #5c9900
  6. #4d8000
  7. #3d6600
  8. #2e4d00
  9. #1f3300
  10. #0f1a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#99ff00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99ff00
  2. #a3ff1a
  3. #adff33
  4. #b8ff4d
  5. #c2ff66
  6. #ccff80
  7. #d6ff99
  8. #e0ffb3
  9. #ebffcc
  10. #f5ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99ff00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99ff00
  2. #97f20d
  3. #94e61a
  4. #92d926
  5. #8fcc33
  6. #8dc040
  7. #8ab34d
  8. #88a65a
  9. #859966
  10. #838d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbf0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9af4d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6f300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcee2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9af9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99ff00 {
  color: #99ff00;
}
Background
.bg-99ff00 {
  background-color: #99ff00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99ff00 {
  border: 2px solid #99ff00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99ff00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 255 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99ff00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99ff00, #1aff00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99ff00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 255 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.11 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 2.55 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 2.85 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.47 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.82 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.88 #6600ff Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#99ff00  rgb(153, 255, 0)  hsl(84, 100%, 50%)  Spring Bud
#6600ff  rgb(102, 0, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 50%)  Electric Indigo
#0099ff  rgb(0, 153, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 50%)  Dodger Blue
#ff0099  rgb(255, 0, 153)  hsl(324, 100%, 50%)  Deep Pink