What color is #99956A?

#99956A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99956A?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 106: 153 red, 149 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99956A?

The complementary color is #6A6E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99956A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99956A color

#99956A rgb(153, 149, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99956A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 41.6% blue (153, 149, 106).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#99956A color codes

HEX	`#99956A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, -5.54, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 23.95, 103.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.486, 29.308, 17.895)`
Decimal	`10065258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99956A, 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 #99956A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99956A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #99956A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99956a; }
.text { color: #99956a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99956a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99956a, #85996a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #99956A?: #99956A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99956A?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 106: 153 red, 149 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99956A?: The complementary color is #6A6E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99956A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.