#999916

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #999916

Visually, #999916 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 153, and 22.

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 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#999916
RGB153, 153, 22
HSL60.0°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 86%, 40%
HSV60.0°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB61.3, -14.3, 60.9
XYZ24.7, 29.6, 5.2
Decimal10066198

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.92:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #999916; }
.text-color { color: #999916; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #999916; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000