#999911Papyrus (#999911) is a mid-tone, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.14. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #999911 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 153, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 80%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 89%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.3 -14.4 61.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.661 0.140 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Papyrus shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9f9500 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#9e9907 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#999911 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#999a14 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Papyrus in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.04:1 and against black 6.92:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f0f29e · #c8ca69 · #999911 · #7d7d00 · #585800 · #363600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8fca88 · #92b357 · #999911 · #997e00 · #936500 · #894d04
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#89c0a4 · #999911 · #7a7a0b · #006946 · #414100 · #002d1b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dbdda2 · #b6b799 · #999911 · #6856b2 · #383803 · #1d1d00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f1f0ff · #999911 · #797a67 · #474750 · #1e1e0b · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222031 · #04020e · #999911
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c1dcbe · #84b985 · #999911 · #8d6ea9 · #3d29ef · #04121d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eec9de · #97adca · #999911 · #7d479e · #344062 · #130d05
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f5ff · #999911 · #0683ad · #7a1b53 · #3b0024 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d2fbfd · #999911 · #00898e · #49348d · #3f0009 · #02000f
#A8A944 · #B7B865 · #C6C883 · #D6D8A0 · #E6E8BD
#7E7E00 · #636300 · #4A4A00 · #323200 · #1C1C00
#979841 · #96975C · #949672
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.