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#99BC00 closest to Citrus

#99BC00 is a light, vivid green; the closest named color is Citrus. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(153, 188, 0)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 26% black. #99BC00 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.55:1.

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Variations of #99BC00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#99BC00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#99BC00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BC00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4AF24
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8B000
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDB300
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4AF24
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8B31A
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A2B2A0
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9BB86F
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAB299

#99BC00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#99BC00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.55:1 Very good#99BC00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BC00 in CSS

/* Citrus */
.color { color: #99BC00; }
.background { background-color: #99BC00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BC00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 0);
color: hsl(71 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.742 0.180 122.1);

#99BC00 FAQ

What color is #99BC00?

#99BC00 is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Citrus. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BC00?

#99BC00 is rgb(153, 188, 0) in RGB, hsl(71, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 100%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BC00?

The complementary color of #99BC00 is #2300BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BC00?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BC00: 9.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BC00 a warm or cool color?

#99BC00 is a cool color.