What color is #99906B?

#99906B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99906B?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 107: 153 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99906B?

The complementary color is #6B7499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99906B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99906B color

#99906B rgb(153, 144, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99906B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 42% blue (153, 144, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#99906B color codes

HEX	`#99906B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -2.66, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 21.08, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.764, 27.781, 17.912)`
Decimal	`10063979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99906B, 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 #99906B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99906B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #99906B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99906b; }
.text { color: #99906b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99906b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99906b, #8b996b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #99906B?: #99906B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99906B?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 107: 153 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99906B?: The complementary color is #6B7499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99906B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.