Information about #999A70 color

#999A70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#999A70 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 154, 112) — 60% red, 60.4% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 16 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #999A70 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Malachite Green (#97976F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gurkha (#989171) and Frontier (#999D7A).

The recipe behind #999A70 is rgb(153, 154, 112), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #999A70 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#999A70 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#999A70 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #999A70

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999A70
  • RGB153, 154, 112
  • CMYK0, 0, 16, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 154, 112)
  • HSL61°, 17%, 52%
  • HSL Precise61.429°, 17.213%, 52.157%
  • HSV61°, 27%, 60%
  • HSB61°, 27%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.604, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.604, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.604, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999A70
  • DECIMAL ID10066544
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01