What color is #999169?

#999169 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999169?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 105: 153 red, 145 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999169?

The complementary color is #697199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999169 color

#999169 rgb(153, 145, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999169 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 41.2% blue (153, 145, 105).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#999169 color codes

HEX	`#999169`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, -3.48, 22.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 22.62, 98.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.812, 28.044, 17.415)`
Decimal	`10064233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999169, 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 #999169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #999169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999169; }
.text { color: #999169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999169, #899969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #999169?: #999169 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999169?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 105: 153 red, 145 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999169?: The complementary color is #697199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.