What color is #999C64?

#999C64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999C64?

The RGB value is 153, 156, 100: 153 red, 156 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999C64?

The complementary color is #67649C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999C64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999C64 color

#999C64 rgb(153, 156, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #999C64 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 61.2% green and 39.2% blue (153, 156, 100).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#999C64 color codes

HEX	`#999C64`
RGB	`rgb(153, 156, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 61.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 36%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, -10.1, 29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 30.71, 109.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.326, 31.47, 16.689)`
Decimal	`10067044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999C64, 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 #999C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#999C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #999C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999c64; }
.text { color: #999c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 156 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999c64, #7d9c64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #999C64?: #999C64 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999C64?: The RGB value is 153, 156, 100: 153 red, 156 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999C64?: The complementary color is #67649C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999C64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.