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#999911 Papyrus

#999911 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow named Papyrus. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 60.0% green and 6.7% blue (rgb(153, 153, 17)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 80% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black. #999911 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.92:1.

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Variations of #999911

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#999911 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#999911 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #999911 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A89621
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A69200
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39400
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A89621
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3961B
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A58E82
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9D955B
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959582

#999911 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#999911 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.92:1 Good#999911 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #999911

Palettes with #999911

#999911 in CSS

/* Papyrus */
.color { color: #999911; }
.background { background-color: #999911; }
.border { border: 1px solid #999911; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 153 17);
color: hsl(60 80% 33%);
color: oklch(0.661 0.140 109.7);

#999911 FAQ

What color is #999911?

#999911 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Papyrus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #999911?

#999911 is rgb(153, 153, 17) in RGB, hsl(60, 80%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #999911?

The complementary color of #999911 is #111199, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #999911?

Black text has the best contrast on #999911: 6.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #999911 a warm or cool color?

#999911 is a warm color.