What color is #99A164?

#99A164 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 #99A164?

The RGB value is 153, 161, 100: 153 red, 161 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99A164?

The complementary color is #6C64A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99A164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99A164 color

#99A164 rgb(153, 161, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #99A164 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 63.1% green and 39.2% blue (153, 161, 100).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#99A164 color codes

HEX	`#99A164`
RGB	`rgb(153, 161, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 63.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, -12.74, 30.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 33.35, 112.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.182, 33.182, 16.974)`
Decimal	`10068324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99A164, 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 #99A164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99A164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #99A164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99a164; }
.text { color: #99a164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99a164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 161 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99a164, #7aa164); }

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Questions

What color is #99A164?: #99A164 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 #99A164?: The RGB value is 153, 161, 100: 153 red, 161 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99A164?: The complementary color is #6C64A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99A164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.