What color is #918D69?

#918D69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #918D69?

The RGB value is 145, 141, 105: 145 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #918D69?

The complementary color is #696D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #918D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#918D69 color

#918D69 rgb(145, 141, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #918D69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 55.3% green and 41.2% blue (145, 141, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#918D69 color codes

HEX	`#918D69`
RGB	`rgb(145, 141, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 55.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -4.56, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 20.31, 102.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.752, 26.09, 17.146)`
Decimal	`9538921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #918D69, 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 #918D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#918D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #918D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #918d69; }
.text { color: #918d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #918d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 141 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #918d69, #819169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #918D69?: #918D69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #918D69?: The RGB value is 145, 141, 105: 145 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #918D69?: The complementary color is #696D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #918D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.