#99824D Color

#99824D is rgb(153, 130, 77) in RGB, hsl(42, 33%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Tan (#918151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99824D

HEX#99824D

RGBrgb(153, 130, 77)

HSLhsl(42, 33%, 45%)

HSVhsv(42, 50%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.077 86.7)

LABlab(55.62% 3.81 31.95)

LCHlch(55.62% 32.18 83.20)

What #99824D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #99824D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Tan#918151ΔE 4.62 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 9.81 Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 9.95 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 10.48 Pale Brown#987654ΔE 10.73 Dirt#9B7653ΔE 10.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#99824D Channel Values

How #99824D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 130 · B 77	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 33% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 50% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 50% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.71:1 vs white · 5.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99824D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99824D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99824D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #99824D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #99824D.

How #99824D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#99824D

Protanopia#86864D

Protanomaly#8E854D

Deuteranopia#8A8A4C

Deuteranomaly#90874C

Tritanopia#9D7D7D

Tritanomaly#9B7F6D

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #99824D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-99824d: #99824D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99824D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99824d': '#99824D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.510, blue: 0.302)

Android XML<color name="color_99824d">#99824D</color>

SVG fillfill="#99824D"

More Yellow Colors

#99824D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#99824D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99824D?

#99824D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(153, 130, 77) in RGB and hsl(42, 33%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Tan (#918151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #99824D?

#99824D is rgb(153, 130, 77) — red 153, green 130, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99824D?

#99824D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99824D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99824D scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99824D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99824D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.14, which is visibly different.

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