What color is #9C8855?

#9C8855 is a desaturated orange known as Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wasteland?

The RGB value is 156, 136, 85: 156 red, 136 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wasteland?

The complementary color is #55699C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wasteland color: hex code #9C8855

#9C8855 rgb(156, 136, 85)

Shades of brown

Wasteland has the hex code #9C8855. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 53.3% green and 33.3% blue (156, 136, 85).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 46% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Wasteland (#9C8855) color codes

HEX	`#9C8855`
RGB	`rgb(156, 136, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 53.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 46%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 0.33, 30.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 30.11, 89.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.155, 25.333, 12.21)`
Decimal	`10258517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wasteland, 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 #9C8855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9C8855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8855; }
.text { color: #9c8855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 136 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8855, #8d9c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #9C8855 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9C8855?: #9C8855 is a desaturated orange known as Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wasteland?: The RGB value is 156, 136, 85: 156 red, 136 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wasteland?: The complementary color is #55699C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.