What color is #99967B?

#99967B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99967B?

The RGB value is 153, 150, 123: 153 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99967B?

The complementary color is #7B7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99967B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99967B color

#99967B rgb(153, 150, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99967B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.8% green and 48.2% blue (153, 150, 123).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#99967B color codes

HEX	`#99967B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 150, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, -3.6, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 15.11, 103.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.618, 30.015, 23.074)`
Decimal	`10065531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99967B, 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 #99967B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99967B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #99967B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99967b; }
.text { color: #99967b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99967b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 150 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99967b, #8d997b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #99967B?: #99967B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99967B?: The RGB value is 153, 150, 123: 153 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99967B?: The complementary color is #7B7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99967B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.