Information about #99B12E color

#99B12E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99B12E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 177, 46) — 60% red, 69.4% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 51 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #99B12E feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sick Green (#9DB92C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Limelight (#99AD25) and Impromptu (#9BB123).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 177, 46) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #99B12E: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #99B12E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#99B12E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#99B12E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #99B12E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99B12E
  • RGB153, 177, 46
  • CMYK9, 0, 51, 31
  • CSSrgb(153, 177, 46)
  • HSL71°, 59%, 44%
  • HSL Precise70.992°, 58.744%, 43.725%
  • HSV71°, 74%, 69%
  • HSB71°, 74%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.694, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.694, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.694, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID99B12E
  • DECIMAL ID10072366
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01