What color is #999166?

#999166 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 #999166?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 102: 153 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999166?

The complementary color is #666E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999166 color

#999166 rgb(153, 145, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999166 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 40% blue (153, 145, 102).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#999166 color codes

HEX	`#999166`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, -3.88, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 24.25, 99.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.661, 27.983, 16.617)`
Decimal	`10064230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999166, 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 #999166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #999166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999166; }
.text { color: #999166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999166, #879966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999166?: #999166 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 #999166?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 102: 153 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999166?: The complementary color is #666E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.