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#9FBD99 Color

#9FBD99 is rgb(159, 189, 153) in RGB, hsl(110, 21%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FBD99
HEX#9FBD99
RGBrgb(159, 189, 153)
HSLhsl(110, 21%, 67%)
HSVhsv(110, 19%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.06 140.4)
LABlab(73.63% -15.69 14.75)
LCHlch(73.63% 21.53 136.78)

What #9FBD99 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 #9FBD99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 5.98Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.41Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.35Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.65Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.67Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.36

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

#9FBD99 Channel Values

How #9FBD99 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 159 · G 189 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 21% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 19% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FBD99 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FBD99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FBD99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FBD99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FBD99
Complementary
#B799BD
Analogous
#B1BD99
Analogous
#99BDA5
Triadic
#999FBD
Triadic
#BD999F
Split comp.
#A599BD
Split comp.
#BD99B1

Tints & Shades of #9FBD99

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

#ABC5A6
#B9CFB5
#C5D7C1
#D3E1D1
#DFE9DD
#EEF3EC

Shades

#85AA7D
#6B9763
#587B51
#44603E
#30442C
#1D281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FBD99.

How #9FBD99 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#9FBD99
Protanopia#B8B899
Protanomaly#AFBA99
Deuteranopia#B4B49A
Deuteranomaly#ACB89A
Tritanopia#A4B9B9
Tritanomaly#A2BBAD
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FBD99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fbd99: #9FBD99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FBD99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fbd99': '#9FBD99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.741, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_9fbd99">#9FBD99</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FBD99"

More Green Colors

#9FBD99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FBD99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FBD99?

#9FBD99 is a light green — rgb(159, 189, 153) in RGB and hsl(110, 21%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #9FBD99?

#9FBD99 is rgb(159, 189, 153) — red 159, green 189, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FBD99?

#9FBD99 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FBD99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FBD99 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FBD99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FBD99 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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