Information about #999B6F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #999B6F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 155, 111) — 60% red, 60.8% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 17 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #999B6F reads as a softly toned sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Malachite Green (#97976F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gurkha (#989171) and Frontier (#999D7A).

The recipe behind #999B6F is rgb(153, 155, 111), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #999B6F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. No one has named #999B6F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#999B6F color variations

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

#999B6F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999B6F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999B6F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999B6F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#999B6F 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
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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
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#876F9B
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#6F829B
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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
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#9B876F
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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
#999B6F
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#6F989B
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#9B6F98
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6F9B71
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#716F9B
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#6F9B87
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#9B6F82
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Nearest named colors to #999B6F

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

Malachite Green color link
Malachite Green

#97976F

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Half Colins Wicket color link
Half Colins Wicket

#A4936F

Double Hillary color link
Double Hillary

#978E69

Triple Bison Hide color link
Triple Bison Hide

#9A8F77

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

#999B6F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999B6F
  • RGB153, 155, 111
  • CMYK1, 0, 17, 39
  • CSSrgb(153, 155, 111)
  • HSL63°, 18%, 52%
  • HSL Precise62.727°, 18.033%, 52.157%
  • HSV63°, 28%, 61%
  • HSB63°, 28%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.608, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.608, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.608, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999B6F
  • DECIMAL ID10066799
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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