Information about #99A517 color

#99A517 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #99A517 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 165, 23) — 60% red, 64.7% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 56 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99A517 is a energetic, saturated yellow that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pea Soup Green (#94A617). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vomit (#A2A415) and Citron (#9FA91F).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 165, 23) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #99A517 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #99A517 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#99A517 color variations

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

#99A517 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 #99A517

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

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Barf Green color link
Barf Green

#94AC02

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99A517
  • RGB153, 165, 23
  • CMYK5, 0, 56, 35
  • CSSrgb(153, 165, 23)
  • HSL65°, 76%, 37%
  • HSL Precise65.07°, 75.532%, 36.863%
  • HSV65°, 86%, 65%
  • HSB65°, 86%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.647, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.647, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.647, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID99A517
  • DECIMAL ID10069271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01