What color is #999452?

#999452 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999452?

The RGB value is 153, 148, 82: 153 red, 148 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999452?

The complementary color is #525799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999452?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999452 color

#999452 rgb(153, 148, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999452 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58% green and 32.2% blue (153, 148, 82).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#999452 color codes

HEX	`#999452`
RGB	`rgb(153, 148, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, -7.86, 35.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 36.25, 102.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.25, 28.562, 12.164)`
Decimal	`10064978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999452, 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 #999452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #999452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999452; }
.text { color: #999452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 148 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999452, #7a9952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #999452?: #999452 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999452?: The RGB value is 153, 148, 82: 153 red, 148 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999452?: The complementary color is #525799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999452?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.