Information about #99BD73 color

#99BD73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99BD73 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 189, 115) — 60% red, 74.1% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 0 / 39 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99BD73 is a moderately toned yellow-green that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Olivine (#9AB973). Slightly further away sit Pistachio (#93C572) and Iguana Green (#9CB071).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(153, 189, 115)), which gives #99BD73 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99BD73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99BD73 color variations

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

#99BD73 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 #99BD73

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99BD73
  • RGB153, 189, 115
  • CMYK19, 0, 39, 26
  • CSSrgb(153, 189, 115)
  • HSL89°, 36%, 60%
  • HSL Precise89.189°, 35.922%, 59.608%
  • HSV89°, 39%, 74%
  • HSB89°, 39%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.741, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.741, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.741, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID99BD73
  • DECIMAL ID10075507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01