#999933 Color

#999933 is rgb(153, 153, 51) in RGB, hsl(60, 50%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 67%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#999933

HEX#999933

RGBrgb(153, 153, 51)

HSLhsl(60, 50%, 40%)

HSVhsv(60, 67%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 67%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.123 109.3)

LABlab(61.76% -9.56 51.06)

LCHlch(61.76% 51.95 100.61)

What #999933 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 #999933, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brass#B5A642ΔE 8.91 Olive#808000ΔE 10.82 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 12.19 Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.73 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 14.07 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 15.96

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

#999933 Channel Values

How #999933 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 153 · B 51	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 50% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 67% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.02:1 vs white · 6.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #999933 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #999933

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #999933; 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 #999933

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

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How #999933 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#999933

Protanopia#999933

Protanomaly#999933

Deuteranopia#999933

Deuteranomaly#999933

Tritanopia#A19191

Tritanomaly#9E9476

Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #999933 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-999933: #999933;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #999933;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-999933': '#999933' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.600, blue: 0.200)

Android XML<color name="color_999933">#999933</color>

SVG fillfill="#999933"

More Yellow Colors

#999933 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

999966 999900 9c7c38 998c14 9e6900 998200 9e931f 996600 9e9e00 979244 9f7509 967117 c2b280 d9d978 e7e727 f0e6d2 f6eabe fbec5d fef9c2 ffe347 fffbd6 ffff9f 3e3a32 6c630e

#999933 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #999933?

#999933 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(153, 153, 51) in RGB and hsl(60, 50%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #999933?

#999933 is rgb(153, 153, 51) — red 153, green 153, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #999933?

#999933 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 67%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #999933 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #999933 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #999933 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #999933 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 10.82, which is visibly different.

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