#999969#999969
#999969 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.066 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #999969 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 153, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 19%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 31%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 31.4%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.15, -7.84, 25.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.15, 26.49, 107.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.09% -0.0205 0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.09% 0.066 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0781, 30.5751, 17.8370) |
| Luminance | 0.3058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.51
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.53
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.02
Camo
#7F8F4E
ΔE00 7.41
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.76
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#999969 #696999
analogous
#998169 #999969 #819969
triadic
#999969 #699999 #996999
tetradic
#999969 #699981 #696999 #996981
square
#999969 #699981 #696999 #996981
split-complementary
#999969 #698199 #816999
monochromatic
#515137 #757550 #999969 #B2B28D #CBCBB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#999969 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#999969 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #999969
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##999969 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##999969 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19566
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2976B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #999969; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.066 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b794',
500: '#999969',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #999969; $custom-light: #b7b794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#999969",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 153,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67092,
"c": 0.06624,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.30575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#999969
secondary
#A4A4BA
accent
#6CBC6C
background
#FBFBF9
surface
#F6F6F1
border
#D0D0CB
text
#11110D
muted
#80807E