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#99BC57 closest to Sapling

#99BC57 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Sapling. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 73.7% green and 34.1% blue (rgb(153, 188, 87)). Its HSL value is 81° hue, 43% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black. #99BC57 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.69:1.

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Variations of #99BC57

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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#99BC57 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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#99BC57 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #99BC57 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0B05D
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5B14D
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBB452
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0B05D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B45B
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9FB4A5
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9AB983
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABB3A0

#99BC57 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#99BC57 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.69:1 Very good#99BC57 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#99BC57 in CSS

/* Sapling */
.color { color: #99BC57; }
.background { background-color: #99BC57; }
.border { border: 1px solid #99BC57; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 188 87);
color: hsl(81 43% 54%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.135 125.4);

#99BC57 FAQ

What color is #99BC57?

#99BC57 is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Sapling. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #99BC57?

#99BC57 is rgb(153, 188, 87) in RGB, hsl(81, 43%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 0%, 54%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #99BC57?

The complementary color of #99BC57 is #7A57BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #99BC57?

Black text has the best contrast on #99BC57: 9.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #99BC57 a warm or cool color?

#99BC57 is a cool color.