What color is #9C9C4B?

#9C9C4B is a desaturated yellow known as Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lazy Lizard?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 75: 156 red, 156 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lazy Lizard?

The complementary color is #4B4B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9C4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lazy Lizard color: hex code #9C9C4B

#9C9C4B rgb(156, 156, 75)

Shades of yellow

Lazy Lizard has the hex code #9C9C4B. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 29.4% blue (156, 156, 75).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B) color codes

HEX	`#9C9C4B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 52%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, -11.52, 41.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 43.46, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.869, 31.354, 11.292)`
Decimal	`10263627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lazy Lizard, 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 #9C9C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C9C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9c4b; }
.text { color: #9c9c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9c4b, #749c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #9C9C4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9C9C4B?: #9C9C4B is a desaturated yellow known as Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lazy Lizard?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 75: 156 red, 156 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lazy Lizard?: The complementary color is #4B4B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9C4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.