What color is #99954E?

#99954E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99954E?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 78: 153 red, 149 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99954E?

The complementary color is #4E5299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99954E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99954E color

#99954E rgb(153, 149, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99954E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 30.6% blue (153, 149, 78).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#99954E color codes

HEX	`#99954E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -8.8, 37.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 38.75, 103.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.26, 28.818, 11.438)`
Decimal	`10065230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99954E, 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 #99954E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99954E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #99954E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99954e; }
.text { color: #99954e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99954e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99954e, #78994e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #99954E?: #99954E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99954E?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 78: 153 red, 149 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99954E?: The complementary color is #4E5299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99954E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.