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#99EF06 Color

#99EF06 is rgb(153, 239, 6) in RGB, hsl(82, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99EF06
HEX#99EF06
RGBrgb(153, 239, 6)
HSLhsl(82, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(82, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.235 131)
LABlab(86.49% -47.84 81.32)
LCHlch(86.49% 94.35 120.47)

What #99EF06 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #99EF06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 5.95Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 6.1Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.38French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.85Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 9.02Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 11.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#99EF06 Channel Values

How #99EF06 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 239 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99EF06 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #99EF06 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #99EF06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99EF06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#99EF06
Complementary
#5B06EF
Analogous
#EFD006
Analogous
#25EF06
Triadic
#0699EF
Triadic
#EF0699
Split comp.
#0625EF
Split comp.
#D006EF

Tints & Shades of #99EF06

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9F91F
#B7FA42
#C4FB65
#D3FC8D
#E1FDAF
#EEFED2

Shades

#86D105
#70AE04
#5D9004
#4A7203
#365502
#203201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99EF06.

How #99EF06 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#99EF06
Protanopia#E3E30E
Protanomaly#CAE80B
Deuteranopia#D7D723
Deuteranomaly#C2E11B
Tritanopia#AFE1E1
Tritanomaly#A7E7B3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99EF06 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-99ef06: #99EF06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99EF06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99ef06': '#99EF06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.937, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_99ef06">#99EF06</color>
SVG fillfill="#99EF06"

More Green Colors

#99EF06 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#99EF06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99EF06?

#99EF06 is a mid-tone green — rgb(153, 239, 6) in RGB and hsl(82, 95%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Yellow (#ADFF2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #99EF06?

#99EF06 is rgb(153, 239, 6) — red 153, green 239, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99EF06?

#99EF06 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99EF06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99EF06 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99EF06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99EF06 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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