Information about #998B1E color

#998B1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#998B1E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 139, 30) — 60% red, 54.5% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 48 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #998B1E reads as a vivid, lively yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Alibi (#988422). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Lemon Ginger (#968428).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(153, 139, 30)), which gives #998B1E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. #998B1E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#998B1E color variations

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

#998B1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#998B1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#998B1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#998B1E 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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#45991E

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#998B1E 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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#4D1E99
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#1E6A99
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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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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
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#1E998B
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#8B1E99
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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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#2D991E
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#1E2D99
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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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#1E994D
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#1E2D99
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#991E6A
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Nearest named colors to #998B1E

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

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Immature Green color link
Immature Green

#8B9C15

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

#998B1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#998B1E
  • RGB153, 139, 30
  • CMYK0, 5, 48, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 139, 30)
  • HSL53°, 67%, 36%
  • HSL Precise53.171°, 67.213%, 35.882%
  • HSV53°, 80%, 60%
  • HSB53°, 80%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.545, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.545, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.545, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID998B1E
  • DECIMAL ID10062622
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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