What color is #918010?

#918010 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918010?

The RGB value is 145, 128, 16: 145 red, 128 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918010?

The complementary color is #102191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918010?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918010 color

#918010 rgb(145, 128, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #918010 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 50.2% green and 6.3% blue (145, 128, 16).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 80% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 89% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#918010 color codes

HEX	`#918010`
RGB	`rgb(145, 128, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 50.2%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 80%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 89%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 89%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, -4.67, 55.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 55.74, 94.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.491, 21.497, 3.613)`
Decimal	`9535504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918010, 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 #918010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #918010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918010; }
.text { color: #918010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 128 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918010, #629110); }

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Questions

What color is #918010?: #918010 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918010?: The RGB value is 145, 128, 16: 145 red, 128 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918010?: The complementary color is #102191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918010?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.