#CCFF99 Color

#CCFF99 is rgb(204, 255, 153) in RGB, hsl(90, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCFF99

HEX#CCFF99

RGBrgb(204, 255, 153)

HSLhsl(90, 100%, 80%)

HSVhsv(90, 40%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.14 130.4)

LABlab(94.76% -29.33 43.17)

LCHlch(94.76% 52.20 124.19)

What #CCFF99 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 #CCFF99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 7.66 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 11.5 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.65 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 15.14 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 16.66 Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 16.84

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

#CCFF99 Channel Values

How #CCFF99 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 255 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 90° · S 100% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 90° · S 40% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.15:1 vs white · 18.33:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCFF99 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCFF99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCFF99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCFF99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCFF99

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCFF99.

How #CCFF99 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#CCFF99

Protanopia#F7F799

Protanomaly#E7FA99

Deuteranopia#F0F09B

Deuteranomaly#E2F69A

Tritanopia#D9F5F5

Tritanomaly#D4F9D6

Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCFF99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccff99: #CCFF99;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCFF99;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccff99': '#CCFF99' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 1.000, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_ccff99">#CCFF99</color>

SVG fillfill="#CCFF99"

More Green Colors

#CCFF99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ccffcc ccff66 cdefe3 ccff33 cefdce ccff00 ceff00 cce0cc ceff85 cbfbf1 cfdeb5 caf7ca e5fff7 00572b 00a63e 01ffcd 18453b 2a8000 396039 4f6d5b 66cc99 86c8bc 99ff99 adff2f

#CCFF99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCFF99?

#CCFF99 is a lightest green — rgb(204, 255, 153) in RGB and hsl(90, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #CCFF99?

#CCFF99 is rgb(204, 255, 153) — red 204, green 255, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCFF99?

#CCFF99 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCFF99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCFF99 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCFF99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCFF99 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 16.84, which is visibly different.

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