What color is #948F54?

#948F54 is a desaturated yellow known as Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amazon Queen?

The RGB value is 148, 143, 84: 148 red, 143 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amazon Queen?

The complementary color is #545994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948F54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amazon Queen color: hex code #948F54

#948F54 rgb(148, 143, 84)

Shades of yellow

Amazon Queen has the hex code #948F54. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.1% green and 32.9% blue (148, 143, 84).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

Amazon Queen (#948F54) color codes

HEX	`#948F54`
RGB	`rgb(148, 143, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, -7.06, 31.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 32.76, 102.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.636, 26.582, 12.271)`
Decimal	`9736020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amazon Queen, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #948F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #948F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948f54; }
.text { color: #948f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 143 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948f54, #799454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #948F54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #948F54?: #948F54 is a desaturated yellow known as Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amazon Queen?: The RGB value is 148, 143, 84: 148 red, 143 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amazon Queen?: The complementary color is #545994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948F54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.