What color is #99804E?

#99804E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99804E?

The RGB value is 153, 128, 78: 153 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99804E?

The complementary color is #4E6799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99804E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99804E color

#99804E rgb(153, 128, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99804E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.2% green and 30.6% blue (153, 128, 78).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#99804E color codes

HEX	`#99804E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 128, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.83, 2.79, 30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.83, 30.73, 84.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.232, 22.762, 10.429)`
Decimal	`10059854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99804E, 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 #99804E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99804E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #99804E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99804e; }
.text { color: #99804e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99804e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 128 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99804e, #8d994e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #99804E?: #99804E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99804E?: The RGB value is 153, 128, 78: 153 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99804E?: The complementary color is #4E6799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99804E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.