#999966

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #999966

At its core, #999966 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkkhaki. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 153 parts green, and 102 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 33% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 20.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#999966
RGB153, 153, 102
HSL60.0°, 20.0%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 0%, 33%, 40%
HSV60.0°, 33.3%, 60.0%
LAB62.1, -8.2, 26.9
XYZ26.9, 30.5, 17.0
Decimal10066278

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.10:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #999966; }
.text-color { color: #999966; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #999966; }

Similar Colors

Darkkhaki
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