What color is #9F7D4F?

#9F7D4F is a desaturated orange known as Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pyramid?

The RGB value is 159, 125, 79: 159 red, 125 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pyramid?

The complementary color is #4F719F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7D4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pyramid color: hex code #9F7D4F

#9F7D4F rgb(159, 125, 79)

Shades of brown

Pyramid has the hex code #9F7D4F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 49% green and 31% blue (159, 125, 79).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 50% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Pyramid (#9F7D4F) color codes

HEX	`#9F7D4F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 125, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 49%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 50%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, 7.2, 29.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 30.84, 76.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.044, 22.604, 10.545)`
Decimal	`10452303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pyramid, 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 #9F7D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #9F7D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7d4f; }
.text { color: #9f7d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 125 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7d4f, #999f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #9F7D4F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F7D4F?: #9F7D4F is a desaturated orange known as Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pyramid?: The RGB value is 159, 125, 79: 159 red, 125 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pyramid?: The complementary color is #4F719F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7D4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.