#99A816

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #99A816

The hex code #99A816 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 168 green, and 22 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 87% Yellow, and 34% Black. With a hue angle of 66.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99A816
RGB153, 168, 22
HSL66.2°, 76.8%, 37.3%
CMYK9%, 0%, 87%, 34%
HSV66.2°, 86.9%, 65.9%
LAB65.6, -22.0, 64.4
XYZ27.3, 34.8, 6.0
Decimal10070038

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.97:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99A816; }
.text-color { color: #99A816; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99A816; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000