#99927C

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Gray.

About #99927C

The hex code #99927C represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Gray. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 146 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 5% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99927C
RGB153, 146, 124
HSL45.5°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 5%, 19%, 40%
HSV45.5°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB60.6, -1.2, 12.6
XYZ27.1, 28.8, 23.2
Decimal10064508

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.76:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99927C; }
.text-color { color: #99927C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99927C; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080