#999950

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #999950

At its core, #999950 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkkhaki. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 153, and 80.

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. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 31.3% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#999950
RGB153, 153, 80
HSL60.0°, 31.3%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 48%, 40%
HSV60.0°, 47.7%, 60.0%
LAB61.8, -10.7, 38.1
XYZ26.0, 30.1, 12.0
Decimal10066256

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.03:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #999950; }
.text-color { color: #999950; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #999950; }

Similar Colors

Darkkhaki
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