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#99911E Color

#99911E is rgb(153, 145, 30) in RGB, hsl(56, 67%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 80%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99911E
HEX#99911E
RGBrgb(153, 145, 30)
HSLhsl(56, 67%, 36%)
HSVhsv(56, 80%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 80%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.128 105.2)
LABlab(59.40% -6.26 56.36)
LCHlch(59.40% 56.71 96.34)

What #99911E 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 #99911E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#99911E Channel Values

How #99911E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 145 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 67% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 80% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 80% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99911E 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99911E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99911E; 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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Tints & Shades of #99911E

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 #99911E.

How #99911E 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#99911E
Protanopia#92921E
Protanomaly#95921E
Deuteranopia#94941D
Deuteranomaly#96931D
Tritanopia#A08989
Tritanomaly#9D8C6E
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99911E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99911e: #99911E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99911E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99911e': '#99911E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.569, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_99911e">#99911E</color>
SVG fillfill="#99911E"

More Yellow Colors

#99911E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#99911E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99911E?

#99911E is a dark yellow — rgb(153, 145, 30) in RGB and hsl(56, 67%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #99911E?

#99911E is rgb(153, 145, 30) — red 153, green 145, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99911E?

#99911E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 80%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99911E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99911E scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99911E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99911E 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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