What color is #999164?

#999164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999164?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 100: 153 red, 145 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999164?

The complementary color is #646C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999164 color

#999164 rgb(153, 145, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999164 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 39.2% blue (153, 145, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#999164 color codes

HEX	`#999164`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -4.14, 24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 25.33, 99.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.563, 27.944, 16.101)`
Decimal	`10064228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999164, 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 #999164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #999164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999164; }
.text { color: #999164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999164, #879964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999164?: #999164 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999164?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 100: 153 red, 145 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999164?: The complementary color is #646C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.