What color is #99904D?

#99904D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99904D?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 77: 153 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99904D?

The complementary color is #4D5699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99904D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99904D color

#99904D rgb(153, 144, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99904D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 30.2% blue (153, 144, 77).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 50% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#99904D color codes

HEX	`#99904D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 50%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -6.19, 36.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 37.07, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.45, 27.255, 10.993)`
Decimal	`10063949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99904D, 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 #99904D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99904D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #99904D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99904d; }
.text { color: #99904d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99904d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99904d, #7c994d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #99904D?: #99904D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99904D?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 77: 153 red, 144 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99904D?: The complementary color is #4D5699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99904D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.