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#999666

#999666 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#999666 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 58.82% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.31.

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Relative luminance0.2954

Complementary

  1. #999666
  2. #666999

Split complementary

  1. #999666
  2. #668399
  3. #7c6699

Analogous

  1. #997c66
  2. #999666
  3. #839966

Triadic

  1. #999666
  2. #669996
  3. #966699

Tetradic

  1. #999666
  2. #699966
  3. #666999
  4. #966699

Square

  1. #999666
  2. #66997c
  3. #666999
  4. #996683

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c29
  2. #6b6947
  3. #999666
  4. #b8b594
  5. #d6d5c2

Shades

#999666 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999666
  2. #8a875c
  3. #7a7852
  4. #6b6947
  5. #5c5a3d
  6. #4d4b33
  7. #3d3c29
  8. #2e2d1f
  9. #1f1e14
  10. #0f0f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#999666 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999666
  2. #a3a175
  3. #adab85
  4. #b8b694
  5. #c2c0a3
  6. #cccbb3
  7. #d6d5c2
  8. #e0e0d1
  9. #ebeae0
  10. #f5f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999666 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999666
  2. #979469
  3. #94926b
  4. #928f6e
  5. #8f8d70
  6. #8d8b73
  7. #8a8976
  8. #888778
  9. #85847b
  10. #83827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9263 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09568 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9464 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9567 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d927d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999666 {
  color: #999666;
}
Background
.bg-999666 {
  background-color: #999666;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999666 {
  border: 2px solid #999666;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999666;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 150 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 20% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999666 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999666, #839966);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999666 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 150 102 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.63 #666999 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#999666  rgb(153, 150, 102)  hsl(56, 20%, 50%)  Moss Green
#666999  rgb(102, 105, 153)  hsl(236, 20%, 50%)  Queen Blue
#669996  rgb(102, 153, 150)  hsl(176, 20%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#966699  rgb(150, 102, 153)  hsl(296, 20%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty