What color is #928330?

#928330 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928330?

The RGB value is 146, 131, 48: 146 red, 131 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928330?

The complementary color is #303F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928330?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928330 color

#928330 rgb(146, 131, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #928330 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 51.4% green and 18.8% blue (146, 131, 48).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#928330 color codes

HEX	`#928330`
RGB	`rgb(146, 131, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 51.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, -4.49, 45.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 45.57, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.505, 22.558, 6.07)`
Decimal	`9601840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928330, 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 #928330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #928330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928330; }
.text { color: #928330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 131 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928330, #709230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #928330?: #928330 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928330?: The RGB value is 146, 131, 48: 146 red, 131 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928330?: The complementary color is #303F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928330?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.