What color is #908F50?

#908F50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #908F50?

The RGB value is 144, 143, 80: 144 red, 143 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908F50?

The complementary color is #505190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908F50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908F50 color

#908F50 rgb(144, 143, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #908F50 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.1% green and 31.4% blue (144, 143, 80).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 44% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#908F50 color codes

HEX	`#908F50`
RGB	`rgb(144, 143, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 44%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -9.21, 33.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 34.78, 105.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.772, 26.154, 11.436)`
Decimal	`9473872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908F50, 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 #908F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #908F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908f50; }
.text { color: #908f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 143 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908f50, #719050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #908F50?: #908F50 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #908F50?: The RGB value is 144, 143, 80: 144 red, 143 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908F50?: The complementary color is #505190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908F50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.