Information about #99D61E color

#99D61E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #99D61E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 214, 30) — 60% red, 83.9% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 72 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #99D61E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lickety Split (#A3D92D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yellow Green (#9ACD32) and Gross Green (#A0BF16).

The recipe behind #99D61E is rgb(153, 214, 30), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #99D61E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #99D61E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99D61E color variations

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

#99D61E 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 #99D61E

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

Yellow Green color link
Yellow Green

#9ACD32

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99D61E
  • RGB153, 214, 30
  • CMYK24, 0, 72, 16
  • CSSrgb(153, 214, 30)
  • HSL80°, 75%, 48%
  • HSL Precise79.891°, 75.41%, 47.843%
  • HSV80°, 86%, 84%
  • HSB80°, 86%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.839, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.839, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.839, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID99D61E
  • DECIMAL ID10081822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01