What color is #969600?

#969600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #969600?

The RGB value is 150, 150, 0: 150 red, 150 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #969600?

The complementary color is #000096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #969600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#969600 color

#969600 rgb(150, 150, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #969600 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 58.8% green and 0% blue (150, 150, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Papyrus (#999911), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#969600 color codes

HEX	`#969600`
RGB	`rgb(150, 150, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 58.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -14.51, 63.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 65.23, 102.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.485, 28.297, 4.225)`
Decimal	`9868800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #969600, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #969600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#969600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #969600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #969600; }
.text { color: #969600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #969600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 150 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #969600, #4b9600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #969600?: #969600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #969600?: The RGB value is 150, 150, 0: 150 red, 150 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #969600?: The complementary color is #000096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #969600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.